Orpheus and Company: Contemporary Poems on Greek Mythology

This collection offers myriad fresh, and often dazzling, interpretations of Greek myths at a time of renewed excitement about the role of myths and other archetypes in our culture, and about the spiritual themes which many of the poems suggest. Deborah DeNicola has assembled nearly 190 contemporary poems on Greek myths by 100 poets, arranged in titled sections by myth.

Poems range from hip, hilarious retellings to those taking political stances on subjects from feminism to war, to complete rei…