"Chamber Music" is a collection of poems by James Joyce, originally composed of thirty-four love poems. Although it is widely reported that the title refers to the sound of urine tinkling in
"Chamber Music" is a collection of poems by James Joyce, originally composed of thirty-four love poems. Although it is widely reported that the title refers to the sound of urine tinkling in a chamber pot, this is a later Joycean embellishment, lending an earthiness to a title first suggested by his brother Stanislaus and which Joyce had come to dislike: "The reason I dislike Chamber Music as a title is that it is too complacent.""Pomes Penyeach" is a collection of thirteen short poems written by James Joyce. It was written over a twenty-year period from 1904 to 1924. Although paid scant attention on its initial publication, this slender volume has proven surprisingly durable, and a number of its poems continue to appear in anthologies to this day. James Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Content:Chamber Music Pomes Penyeach Hue's Hue? or Dalton's DilemmaBuy a book in brown paperAs I was going to Joyce Saint James'Father O'FordHumptydump Dublin squeaks through his norsePennipomes TwoguineaseachPour la rîme seulementA Portrait of the Artist as an Ancient MarinerHave you heard of one Humpty DumptyGoodbye Zürich, I must leave youO, it is cold and still—alas!She is at peace where she is sleepingThere was a kind lady called GregoryThere was a young priest named DelaneyThere is a weird poet called RussellHave you heard of the admiralThere once was a Celtic librarianI said: I will go down to whereThough we are leaving youth behindThe flower I gave rejected liesO, there are two brothers, the FaysC'era una volta, una bella bambinaDear, I am asking a favourThe Holy OfficeGas from a BurnerThere is a young gallant named SaxClaude SykesSolomonNow let awhile my messmates be...
