<html><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-15"><META name="Author" content="Novell GroupWise WebAccess"></head><body style='font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; '><DIV>I am Steve Womack and teach 10th grade English at Lee County High School in Sanford, NC. I teach the Iliad each semester to my students and try to pass on my love and admiration for Homer and other Greek classical writers. I love learning so I can be a better educator and promoter of life long learning. I am thrilled to be a part of the group! I hope my varied schedule as a teacher, athletic administrator and athletic trainer will allow me to be a part of all the scheduled meetings.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>>>> Michael Petrella <ctbound2012@gmail.com> 12/29/11 4:35 AM >>> <BR>Hello All, <BR><BR>My name is Mike. I am currently working on my Masters in Classical <BR>History. I also live in Enland at the moment and have been in the Air <BR>Force for 20 years. <BR><BR>I joined because my instrutor for my last class had told us about the <BR>Marathon 2500 event that was held and after attending that I wanted to <BR>do more and thought this would be a great start, since it fits so <BR>nicely in with my school work. <BR><BR>This is my first Reading Odyssey event and I am very much looking forward to it. <BR><BR>v/r, <BR>Mike <BR><BR>On 12/27/11, Jacqui Cain <jacquicain@gmail.com> wrote: <BR>> Hello, <BR>> <BR>> My name is Jacqui Cain. I have an MA in Humanities, where I focused in <BR>> Shakespeare studies, but by profession I work in developmental English at <BR>> the community college level and am working on my third Open Education <BR>> Resources grant. When not working, I am part of a local theater troupe, <BR>> enjoy films, yoga, and cooking...hiking too when the weather is cooperative. <BR>> <BR>> I joined the reading group because I realized a few years back that almost <BR>> all the reading I do now is non-fiction, but there are dozens of books that <BR>> I always meant to get around to reading, and that wasn't going to happen <BR>> unless I got really serious about it. So last year I read *Skylark* and <BR>> *Moby <BR>> Dick*, the year before it was *The Inferno* and some plays by Sophocles, <BR>> and this year it is *The Iliad*, and probably *The Decameron* (could be *Don <BR>> Quixote*, haven't made up my mind yet). <BR>> <BR>> I am also glad for the opportunity to read *The Iliad* because I am going <BR>> to see *Troilus and Cressida* again in the Spring, and I am hoping it will <BR>> make some of the confusing sections in that play more clear. Like many <BR>> here, this is my first time in a formal reading group, and I am looking <BR>> forward to our future discussions and getting to know everyone. <BR>> <BR>> Yours, <BR>> Jacqui <BR>> <BR>> On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 7:48 AM, Chadwick Ciocci <BR>> <chadwickciocci@gmail.com>wrote: <BR>> <BR>>> Hello everyone: <BR>>> <BR>>> My name is Chadwick Ciocci. I graduated from Fordham University in 2010 <BR>>> where I studied philosophy, and therefore naturally read a good amount of <BR>>> classics. However, I haven't read Iliad sincethigh school and am really <BR>>> looking forward to this opportunity. <BR>>> <BR>>> By day I do many different things including real estate, starting a <BR>>> non-profit, various political endeavors, and a lot of writing (and I just <BR>>> left a position as a lobbyist for a major corporation in NYC), but <BR>>> ultimately my real love is learning, and until I return to graduate <BR>>> school, <BR>>> hopefully this program can help satiate my desire for intellectual <BR>>> stimulation! <BR>>> <BR>>> I look forward to reading with all of you! <BR>>> <BR>>> Regards, <BR>>> <BR>>> Chadwick Ciocci <BR>>> <BR>>> On Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Geoffrey Cain <geoffcain@yahoo.com>wrote: <BR>>> <BR>>>> Hello, <BR>>>> <BR>>>> I am Geoff Cain. I have had some experience reading classical literature <BR>>>> in college. That was 20 or 30 years ago now. What I am finding is that as <BR>>>> my experience in life grows, my reading also changes. Different things <BR>>>> become important. I didn't like the Illiad much in college - I preferred <BR>>>> the Odyssey, but there are things now that I really like about the <BR>>>> Illiad. <BR>>>> I am also interested in this translation. It is a strange edition. <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Geoffrey B. Cain <BR>>>> http://www.geoffcain.com <BR>>>> "Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist...Nothing is at last <BR>>>> sacred but the integrity of your own mind." - Ralph Waldo Emerson <BR>>>> ------------------------------ <BR>>>> *From:* Andre Stipanovic <astipanovic@mail.hockaday.org> <BR>>>> *To:* geoffcain@yahoo.com; joshkirschner@yahoo.com <BR>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 20, 2011 5:57 AM <BR>>>> *Subject:* Fwd: Welcome to the Iliad1 reading group! <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Hey everyone, <BR>>>> <BR>>>> I've agreed to moderate our Iliad reading group with a mix of Reading <BR>>>> Odyssey veterans and new readers. I look forward to this shared <BR>>>> experience <BR>>>> reading this wonderful epic poem and moderating a monthly discussion with <BR>>>> you. <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Just three next steps before we all head off on holidays: <BR>>>> <BR>>>> 1. Get your Iliad - we are reading the Stanley Lombardo edition - and <BR>>>> start reading it over the holidays* <BR>>>> *http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Homer/dp/0872203522*<http://www.amazon.com/Iliad-Homer/dp/0872203522> <BR>>>> * Reading Odyssey recommends reading 15 minutes a night, if <BR>>>> possible. It'll be easier and more fun if you read a bit at a time. <BR>>>> <BR>>>> 2. Put down the schedule of our monthly conference call discussions (see <BR>>>> below) <BR>>>> <BR>>>> 3. Introduce yourself <BR>>>> Hit "reply" (*iliad1@readingodyssey.org * <iliad@readingodyssey.org>is <BR>>>> our group e-mail) and say a few words about yourself and why you decided <BR>>>> to <BR>>>> read Iliad. And if you are a veteran say a little bit about your prior <BR>>>> experience with Reading Odyssey - and if you are new to doing this with <BR>>>> us, <BR>>>> say why you've decided to try it. <BR>>>> <BR>>>> I'll go first and respond to this message with a little background on <BR>>>> myself (what I do during the day and evenings when I'm not reading) and <BR>>>> why <BR>>>> I'm a longtime reader with Reading Odyssey! <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Happy holidays! <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Thanks, <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Andre <BR>>>> <BR>>>> --- <BR>>>> P.S. Here's our schedule and location for our meetings: <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Session 1: Iliad, pages 1-159 (Books 1-8) - Monday, Jan 9 @8pm ET <BR>>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 <BR>>>> Conference Code: 8473566# <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Session 2: Iliad, pages 160-331 (Books 9-16) - Monday, Feb 13 @8pm ET <BR>>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 <BR>>>> Conference Code: 8473566# <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Session 3: Iliad, pages 332 - 492 (Books 17-24) - Monday, Mar 12 @8pm ET <BR>>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 <BR>>>> Conference Code: 8473566# <BR>>>> <BR>>>> Session 4: Prof. Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University - Monday, April 2 <BR>>>> @7pm ET <BR>>>> +1 (888) 298-1699 <BR>>>> Conference Code: 3470834# <BR>>>> <BR>>>> <BR>>>> <BR>>>> <BR>>>> <BR>>>> _______________________________________________ <BR>>>> Iliad1 mailing list <BR>>>> Iliad1@readingodyssey.org <BR>>>> http://readingodyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/iliad1_readingodyssey.org <BR>>>> <BR>>>> <BR>>> <BR>>> _______________________________________________ <BR>>> Iliad1 mailing list <BR>>> Iliad1@readingodyssey.org <BR>>> http://readingodyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/iliad1_readingodyssey.org <BR>>> <BR>>> <BR>> <BR><BR>_______________________________________________ <BR>Iliad1 mailing list <BR>Iliad1@readingodyssey.org <BR>http://readingodyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/iliad1_readingodyssey.org</DIV><BR>
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