Ithaca (1911) is a poem by Constantine Cavafy that uses Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca as a metaphor for life's journey, counseling that the journey itself is the reward and that arriving is less important than the richness of experience along the way.
One of the most beloved poems in modern literature; offers a meditation on life's journey as its own destination.
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