Sampler (I Go To). 1993. Hand embroidery on linen. 20 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (51.4 x 44.5 cm)

I GO TO ENCOUNTER FOR THE
MILLIONTH TIME THE REALITY
OF EXPERIENCE AND TO FORGE
IN THE SMITHY OF MY SOUL THE
UNCREATED CONSCIENCE OF MY
RACE.

—James Joyce

Hang the bard, and cut the punster,
Fling all rhyming to the deuce,
Take a business tour through Munster,
Shoot a landlord—be of use.

—Richard D’Alton Williams

DID THAT PLAY OF MINE
      SEND OUT
CERTAIN MEN THE ENGLISH
      SHOT?

—W. B. Yeats