false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178337816m/786699.jpg 786699 7 Creating an epic poem based on Homer and Odysseus seems a risky proposition for a modern poet, but Derek Walcott accomplishes the feat with stunning results in <i>Omeros</i>. The title, which is Homer's name in Greek, nods to the wandering and exile of the great poet himself, who learned and suffered while traveling. From there, Walcott takes off to "see the cities of many men and to know their minds." After an exhilarating exploration of tremendous proportions, we learn of the past and the present and ride along the rhythm of the words of Walcott in this amazing text. 626666 1990 Omeros total:354|5:146|4:109|3:61|2:32|1:6| 354 1419 540 39 5 1 false false Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Oct 09 08:19:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 08:24:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Sep 27 06:26:03 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 06:32:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 14 22:10:28 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 27 14:08:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 00:51:56 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 17:09:13 -0800 2009 Omeros makes poetry fall out of your mouth while you rinse a dish. ]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 25 13:31:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 13:32:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 29 16:51:30 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 10:38:42 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 06 14:36:09 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 06 14:36:09 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 21 06:47:53 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 16:45:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 08:53:59 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 09:00:09 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 07:36:47 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 07:39:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 25 18:07:39 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 10:10:22 -0800 2009 Omeros is an easy read. Expect to put a lot of time into reading and rereading....more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 19 15:51:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 15:53:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 11:31:50 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 30 10:44:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 15:27:41 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 15:28:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 05:03:08 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 17:07:50 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 17 21:41:28 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 22:23:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 14:11:54 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 18:04:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 21 01:29:42 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 19:45:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 22:05:39 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 15:27:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 22:05:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Feb 20 14:57:33 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 11 19:26:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=786699