# The Readiness

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- Authors: [Alan Gillis](https://www.bookquiver.com/alan-gillis)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2020-11-12

## Description

Fizzing with vernacular and bounding rhythms, yet also precisely lyrical , the poems in The Readiness frequently run away with themselves, attempting to keep up with, and make some sense of, the often digital babble and information overload of our age. . . The Readiness impresses, but more importantly moves and surprises , given Gillis’s ability to combine dry humour with insight, vibrant description with direct address, and contemporary relevance with lasting concerns

## Editions

### The Readiness

- Publisher: picador
- ISBN: 978-15-2903-766-1
- Pages: 80
- Published: 2020-11-12
- Language: en_GB