Poetry Month - Great Poems of the Classical Era: In Greek, Latin and English Translatio

An appreciation of poetry and its founding role in our language, our history and our culture is incomplete without a little Greek and Latin. From the Theogeny to the Iliad to the Odyssey to the Aeneid, the building blocks of metaphor, expression and thought were first laid down in the verse of the ancients and have been repeated ever since. Stergios Lazos and Daniel Cavoli of St Edward's High School will read selections from the Classical tradition in both the original language and English translation and breathe new life into the stories that shaped our world. Selected students will also read from their own modern interpretations of the Aeneid and the Metamorphosis.