Astronomer

^ I'm a little familiar with Baudelaire; that was beautiful.

James Joyce is probably best known for his prose, such as 'Ulysses' - amazing piece of literature which I love more than anything, especially the last line:

...and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes.

But he did write a lot of poetry too and even his prose was written in such a way that many would consider it to be poetry anyway. He wrote in a very convoluted, stream-of-consciousness kind-of format which many people find tedious but I love it. One of my favourite poems by Joyce is 'Dear Heart, Why Will You Use Me So':

Dear heart, why will you use me so?
Dear eyes that gently me upbraid,
Still are you beautiful -- - but O,
How is your beauty raimented!

Through the clear mirror of your eyes,
Through the soft sigh of kiss to kiss,
Desolate winds assail with cries
The shadowy garden where love is.

And soon shall love dissolved be
When over us the wild winds blow -- -
But you, dear love, too dear to me,
Alas! why will you use me so?

Also, anyone else a Yeats fan? I studied him excessively during university and after getting past my "Oh my god, not Yeats again" apathy I discovered I really enjoy his poetry. Mainly because there are so many different sides to him.

I'm also going to be cliche and say that I'm a huge fan of Cummings.

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