Blog Entry 11

"The grey winds, the cold winds are blowing where I go" (Joyce Pg. 541) This short poem titled All Day I Hear and written by James Joyce in 1907 leaves you wondering exactly what it was that the author was trying to tell you. It could be about a fishermen going out on a stormy morning to catch fish, or a lonely sailor who misses his wife, or it could be about a homeless person who is living on the beach next to a busy port. Regardless of where the story takes place you cant help but feel a shiver and a little melancholy after reading the poem, which is what I suspect James Joyce wanted...