Our discussion of Odysseus and Nausicaa reminded me of this poem by Derek Walcott. It’s about the only thing of his I’ve read, but I am told he often deals with classical themes from his perspective, growing up and living in the (colonized-by-Europeans) Caribbean.
I thought the use of Nausicaa to represent the lure of Odysseus’s travels, in contrast with his desire to return home - and the portrayal of Odysseus as someone torn between the two - was particularly relevant. And of course one could argue about the last line forever!
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