I Hear An Army Charging Upon The Land Poem by James Joyce

I do love James Joyce, though I do confess to puzzlement at his prose and pleasure at the irony of his poetry's utter clarity.

Incredibly powerful poem-it clangs upon the heart.

This is not only a poem but also a great work of freedom of thought in which james joyce stood for individual freedom always makes his opinion against war the real war that destructs the humanlife.

War a ugly thing being it is of the earthly or of the soul. Hatred core of all evil.

A great poem. The whole world has been under jackboots leaving behind 'sorrows and tears' (a la Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the great Nigerian musician)

LAST: as it becomes clear that what the reader is really witnessing is a picture of psychological distress. The reader learns that that this army is, in fact, the product of a terrible nightmare; the sleeping speaker 'moan[s]'.

In short, they're terrifyingly bizarre, like creatures sent from some mythological world sent to attack the speaker. The poem links this horror with the speaker's mental state

CONTINUED: 'foam' swirling about their horses' knees, their green—yes, green! —hair flowing in the wind. They scream 'their battle-name' (or battle cry) , conveying their bloodlust.

The speaker uses language and imagery that makes the soldiers seem inhuman, even supernatural (and thus all the more disconcerting) . They rise out of the sea,

One of the great poems. Thank you James Joyce.