He was performed. The poems exist, and that s good enough for me. Chiasson said this year, interested readers must sign up online, a new process that has both its advantages and disadvantages. He added that on one hand, it s easier to register from off campus. It s difficult now, however, to determine specifically who and how many have signed up.
Readers can sign up through today on the university s Web site.
If spots are available, readers may also participate without registering. Alumnus Jim Perry, who has performed at the event for at least eight years, said he enjoys reading and hearing others recite before an audience. It s one thing to sit there and read it quietly to yourself, he said. But it s another to hear it read aloud. Hearing how they read it really gives a different depth to The Odyssey.