Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking part, via Zoom, in a Bloomsday event organised by the Paris based Cercle Litteraire Irlandais. I read the Joyce poem ‘Ecce Puer, connecting with it as a new grandparent myself. One of the ironies of our current situation, is that whist we cannot be in the same room as each other, we can connect across the world to meet new friends. The readers and audience came from all across the world and it was great fun to spend Sunday afternoon in their company.