"Bloomsday"
Today in the Literary world, the novel Ulysses by James Joyce
takes the spotlight.
The events of June 16, 1904 are the subject of Joyce's
novel. Leopold Bloom travels the streets of Dublin on that day.
(Therein lies the source of this annual celebration.)
Joyce shaped a story of the adventure, taking over 700 pages to
accomplish the task.
If you read Ulysses in college -- and actually
finished it, you also get to celebrate today!
Quote on the outside of The Bachelor Inn, Dublin.
ALSO
Happy Birthday today to Joyce Carol Oates!
If you have never read her work, you have more
that a few choices, since she has published fiction,
essays, poetry, plays, etc., -- more than most will
read in a lifetime.
"But follow the words of J.C.O. and you will care.
Blood and bones and souls make her people."
-Kathleen Gunton
quote from: "A Sestina for J.C.O."
Tucumcari Literary Review
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