Definition of odyssey. 1 : a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune his odyssey from rural South to urban North so your poem should be about sumn like this
Pretty straightforward: "The Odyssey" is a form of the hero (Odysseus') name and basically means "the story of Odysseus." One neat fast: The Odyssey is so famous that the word "odyssey" has come to mean any epic voyage