Totally agree on that point, it's distinctively less crazy than Ulysses and I'm definitely enjoying it less because it's not as fun with the prose. It's very good, and still has that empathy for all characters involved, so I'm enjoying it but not as much as Ulysses. Haven't read Portrait yet, but I'll definitely get around to it. I'm Irish so I feel it's my duty to read Joyce, and he's great.
Also thank you! Yeah I've self published two books and everything, so I guess I am a poet and do write poetry but it's always strange because you never really feel like a poet, you know? Imposter syndrome all the way down.
As a fellow writer I simultaneously understand the sentiment and disagree with it -- in order to find inspiration in the world you must constantly seek out its poeticisms, regardless of how much time you actually spend at the pen.
Totally agree on that point, it's distinctively less crazy than Ulysses and I'm definitely enjoying it less because it's not as fun with the prose. It's very good, and still has that empathy for all characters involved, so I'm enjoying it but not as much as Ulysses. Haven't read Portrait yet, but I'll definitely get around to it. I'm Irish so I feel it's my duty to read Joyce, and he's great.
Also thank you! Yeah I've self published two books and everything, so I guess I am a poet and do write poetry but it's always strange because you never really feel like a poet, you know? Imposter syndrome all the way down.
As a fellow writer I simultaneously understand the sentiment and disagree with it -- in order to find inspiration in the world you must constantly seek out its poeticisms, regardless of how much time you actually spend at the pen.