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'The LA Odyssey Project' makes reading the Greek poem easier
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Oct 24, 2014
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'The LA Odyssey Project' makes reading the Greek poem easier
Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" isn't what you call a fast read, but get a group of friends to recite a chunk each? Suddenly it's not so daunting.
The L.A. Odyssey Project breaks Homer's classic into chunks, read by different people.
The L.A. Odyssey Project breaks Homer's classic into chunks, read by different people.
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Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" isn't what you call a fast read, but get a group of friends to recite a chunk each? Suddenly it's not so daunting.

Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey" isn't what you call a fast read, but get a group of friends to recite a chunk each? Suddenly it's not so daunting. This is precisely what's happening this weekend as the finale to the L.A. Library Foundation's "Odyssey Project."

Ken Brecher, the Library Foundation's president and brain behind the "Odyssey Project," shares more.