Category Archives: James Joyce

Happy “Midwinter Day” Day!

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Andrew Epstein

On December 22, 1978, Bernadette Mayer wrote her groundbreaking, book-length poem, Midwinter Day. In recent years, poets and readers and Mayer fans have gathered to mark the occasion by reading from the book. As Mayer herself told Fanny Howe in a … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday to Midwinter Day (by Bernadette Mayer)

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Andrew Epstein

“I had an idea to write a book that would … prove the day like the dream has everything in it.” — Bernadette Mayer, Midwinter Day Today marks the 40th anniversary of an important moment in twentieth-century poetry — the … Continue reading →

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Young John Ashbery on Joyce’s “Ulysses”: “It’s Dirty!”

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

      The past couple of years, I’ve had a mini-tradition of posting something about the New York School poets and Ulysses on each Bloomsday — as you can see in these posts about Frank O’Hara and James Schuyler. … Continue reading →

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James Schuyler Recalls Reading Ulysses in High School

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Andrew Epstein

Today is of course Bloomsday — the international celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses — and a year ago I posted about Frank O’Hara’s passionate attachment to Joyce and his epic novel.  This year, I thought I’d post another example of the powerful influence Joyce had … Continue reading →

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“I carried Ulysses with me for luck:” Frank O’Hara and James Joyce, on Bloomsday

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

Soon after Frank O’Hara discovered James Joyce’s writing in high school, Joyce quickly became one of O’Hara’s heroes.  In his biography of O’Hara, City Poet, Brad Gooch details O’Hara’s early infatuation with Joyce, which carried through his teenage years, to his time … Continue reading →

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