James Joyce: Finnegans Wake (Shem the Penman) ![]() It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and time for my fourth annual reading from James Joyce’s linguistically challenging masterpiece. This year, I turn to page 169, with the beginning of Joyce’s unflattering (and somewhat autobiographical) portrait of Shem the Penman. As I’ve cautioned in my previous entries from 2015, 2016 and 2017 . . . Don’t try to figure it out. Just enjoy the ride. Slaínte.
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Your Lady Friend (best)
3/17/2018 10:27:25 am
Your vocal agility is only matched by your taste in women.
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Larry
3/17/2018 11:05:47 am
Thank you, m'dear.
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Ken
3/17/2018 11:30:36 am
I heard a rhyme, but have no idea what the man said.
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