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  • Discovering Cyrpus and its Epic Poetry
  • Do you have any comments you would like to share on this episode? 

    Do you have any thoughts on the featured poems which include Scruple by Stella Voskaridou and Doggy by Avgi Lilli?

    Is there a Cypriot poet or poem that you love?

    We look forward to reading your thoughts and feelings!

    One of my favourite scenes in The Odyssey came to mind when listening to this – Odysseus held captive on Calypso’s island where he despairs for his home …

    ‘She found him sitting on the shore. His eyes were wet with weeping, as they always were. Life with its sweetness was ebbing away in the tears he shed for his lost home.’

    Thank you for your thoughts on the episode Ben – It is always incredible to hear how the podcast can bring about new discussions of poems past and present!

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