Review of Poetry Collection by Susan Ford Wilshire The title poem, “Penelope Returning” begins:
“Alone on the shore of Ithaca, Penelope sat
absorbed in the shimmer of the dusk-bronzed sea…”
After Odysseus’ return, she decides to go on a journey of her own, alone, to Egypt. When she returns,
“… To most she seems the same,
though the sun’s magic has settled on…