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Those poems are still with us today, with Gilgamesh, the Odyssey, the Ramayana and others. It can seem sometimes now, though, that most poems need to be translated to us by a critic or a teacher.

Today’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Kalli Dakos, who lives in Ottawa, Canada. She was named after her Greek grandmother. Kalli (rhymes with Sally) derives from the Greek muse of poetry.