Voices of the Trojan War by Kate Hovey

While looking for kiddie guides on writing dialogue (my next session is on dialogue, something I do well, but have no idea how to teach) I stumbled upon a fabulous little book of poetry about the Trojan War. It's nothing particularly new or special, just very nicely put together. As I was reading through it I had visions of directing it as a youth theatre piece.

Part of what makes these poems so powerful (not to mention the originals upon which they were based) is the unadulterated invocation or prayer for vengeance and mercy. Not very much of contemporary poetry invokes the gods so directly.

I have never been a fan of the Trojan War, but the older I get the more I understand it, and what makes The Iliad great.