I remember just being astonished by the representations of the gods. The omnipresence of the gods in the world of the Iliad, ...

One of NPR's best reads in 2020, Swimming in the Dark, is being adapted into an Opera. Act One is set to be performed in Key ...

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

JOHN Canias, 50, used to be a seafarer. He was on his second contract as a deck cadet in 1998 when he was asked by his ship captain to sign a different set of contracts and was then forced to accept ...

By Monday night, rescue crews had safely evacuated all but one seafarer from the two vessels. Rescue efforts for the last remaining crew member from the Portuguese-flagged Solong continued for ...

But Sarah Ruden, who has translated The Aeneid into English, adds the epic poem shows another side that focuses on humanity. "Virgil appears to be the first author who gives a sympathetic ...

Seafarer: The Ship Sim launches into Early Access for PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store in Summer 2025.Experience life at sea as you take the helm of various vessels and carve your own path in ...

Olivier award-nominated performer Sharif Afifi is set to take the stage at Battersea Arts Centre (BAC) for a one-man take on the epic poem, Paradise Lost. A decade on from its first premiere, dance ...

A mysterious poem appears midway through Tiana Clark’s new collection, Scorched Earth, that details an ambiguous imagined encounter in a Nashville bar. A father lurks over a steak he can’t eat ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Nolan's The Odyssey is an adaptation of Homer's eponymous epic poem. The story follows Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, on his journey home after the Trojan War to reunite with his ...

While named “The Odyssey” after Homer’s iconic epic poem, the play does more than focus on Odysseus. Penelope is introduced in the first full scene of the play — a major shift from ...