An Iliad: Activating Veteran Histories is a project that brings veterans into a dialogue about their wartime experiences through the prism of a living, breathing epic war poem. Veterans in communities across the American West watch a modern adaptation of Homer’s The Iliad, discuss the play, and reflect on their time in the armed forces. Then, inspired by the performance and discussion, the veterans write monologues that fuse personal experience, canonical literature, and humanistic expression. The project will occur in California, Arizona, and Oregon.