Week of Creativity
19th of December - Praise of Literature
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I. GREECE
Sing, oh Muse,
of the fury of Achilles son of Peleus,
of the Trojan Horse,
of how Odysseus outfoxed both
Polyphemus and Circe,
of the torrid love of Sappho,
of Cloudcuckoo Land and of the croaking Frogs
on the River Styx.
II. ITALY
Sing, oh Muse,
of Petrarca's passionate love for Laura,
of descents to the infernal depths,
of ascents up Purgatory and beyond...
Of Renzo and Lucia, the lovers separated,
and of Sicilian nobility...
Of young heroes like the Little Lombard Lookout
or Marco crossing the Pampas.
III. ENGLAND
Oh for a Muse of Fire
to sing of sallow princes and star-crossed lovers,
of jealous husbands and merry wives,
of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future,
of virtuous orphans who get what they deserve,
of madwomen in attics and wardrobes to Narnia,
and nargles in the mistletoe.
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