The Readiness by Alan Gillis John Glenday A key anthology for students

A key anthology for students of English literature

he lived in southern Switzerland

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Marianne Moore

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The Readiness by Alan Gillis John Glenday A key anthology for studentsAlan Gillis one of the most admired Irish poets of his generation addresses some of the most pressing concerns of the age: how can we live at the centre of our contemporary paradox, disconnected and hyper connected as we are? A poet of thresholds and crossings, Gillis finds his answers in the suburbs and edgelands, at the hesitation before the doorstep or the gate. The Readiness sites itself at the heart of our human contradictions, and explores their