Bloomsday in Hanover

Shut your Eyes and Look: reading by Heiko Postma and musical performance by Robert Paterson.

This year, for once, our patron Leopold Bloom will not be the focus. But don’t worry: everything will remain within the family, so to speak. Just as the opening songs in Homer’s exemplary Odyssey are dedicated to Odysseus’ son, Telemachus, the opening chapters of Ulysses are also dedicated to the young Stephen Dedalus.

We see Stephen Dedalus at a bachelor’s breakfast in Dublin’s Martello Tower, teaching at Mr. Deasy’s school in Dalkey, and finally engaging in inner monologues on Sandycove beach.

Heiko Postma will read and comment on a representative selection of the three chapters. Robert Paterson, our bard from Belfast, will provide the musical accompaniment, both vocally and instrumentally.

When it comes to Irish food, our patron once again comes into play: There are the famous Gorgonzola sandwiches with mustard à la Poldy Bloom! Slainte!