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.
'The LA Odyssey Project' makes reading the Greek poem easier
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