wrote 2 weeks ago: Classics are held to a different standard. Well written and descriptive, it’s easy to see how Joyce’ … more →
wrote 1 month ago: For many of us politely termed “book crazies”, suggestion is a drug! Oh! The many times … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It took me a while, I admit, to grasp the importance of Stephen Dedalus‘ contemplations concer … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Here are the books I’ve added to my to-read list this week and think you should too! Mariette … more →
wrote 1 month ago: A poem is never finished, only abandoned. ―Paul Valéry Every so often the question comes up: … more →
wrote 2 months ago: “Better to pass boldly into that other world, in full glory of some passion, than fade and wit … more →
wrote 2 months ago: “Away! Away! The spell of arms and voices: the white arms of roads, their promise of close embraces … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Old book, fresh phrases… Another Irish author (The Istanbul Puzzle, Laurence O’Bryan) an … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Conversations With James Joyce … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Conversations With James Joyce … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Jim Larkin Statue, O’Connell Street, Dublin – Photo by Emily O’Sulivan The Great S … more →
wrote 3 months ago: Memories when it comes to books are easy for me. I’ve been reading obsessively since I learne … more →
wrote 4 months ago: 1599 – Edmund Spenser died. English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantast … more →
wrote 4 months ago: Stephen Dedalus wants to fly free of the shackles of nation and religion; Ireland and Catholicism al … more →
wrote 6 months ago: 2:09 am Anagrams of names: Uslessly wishy-washy, smug vanity. Try this one on, as kinetic poetry it … more →
wrote 6 months ago: 2:03 am Give me four minutes, and you’ll have your fire. There is an art in lighting a fire, … more →
wrote 7 months ago: “Synastry” from my “Afternoons in Varanasi: A Series”. Taken in March 2012, … more →
wrote 7 months ago: title: Mrs. Dalloway [support an independent bookseller and purchase at Strand] author: Virginia Woo … more →
wrote 8 months ago: My friend, The Academic, got me into Goodreads, an app that allows you to keep track of the books th … more →