A collection of contemporary poetry exploring modern life, nature, and the human condition.
Alan Gillis's The Readiness delves into the complexities of our world with a unique blend of lyricism, grit, and humor. These poems measure our cultural landscape with love, pity, and sarcasm, inviting readers to reflect on the beauty and darkness that surround us. From urban landscapes to personal introspection, Gillis captures the essence of modern existence.
Set against the backdrop of Hamlet's wisdom, this volume reminds us to be ready for whatever comes our way. Discover a green world moving through us in slow motion, and find your mind lifted by the quake of recognition. The Readiness is a powerful and moving collection for readers of contemporary poetry and those seeking deeper meaning in the everyday.
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
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Height: 219 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
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978-1-930630-94-9 (9781930630949)
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Alan Gillis is from Belfast and now lives in Scotland, where he teaches English at the University of Edinburgh. He has published Scapegoat and Other Poems (2016) in the US, which is a compendium of poems from previous volumes published in Ireland; Scapegoat (2014); Here Comes the Night (2010); Hawks and Doves (2007); and Somebody, Somewhere (2004), which won the Strong Award for Best First Collection in Ireland. He has also been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize, and for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award.
