\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"O'Driscoll is a quietly exciting, subtly intelligent poet.\"\u0026#151;\u003cI\u003ePoetry London\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"O'Driscoll's crisp, unobtrusively musical precision gets to the heart of so many subjects, large and small.\"\u0026#151;\u003cI\u003eThe Guardian\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"O'Driscoll is a real poet: his lines stay with you, and crop up unbidden in your mind as you go about your day.\"\u0026#151;\u003cI\u003ePoetry Ireland Review\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eUpdate\u003c/I\u003e, the final collection of work by the late Dennis O'Driscoll, weaves a memoir of his past into the state of the world today. The poems embark on a vivid journey through consumerism, our environment, and our fragile existence. \u003cI\u003eUpdate\u003c/I\u003e is O'Driscoll's parting gift, granting a shimmering glimpse of what it truly means to be human.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eTicking the Boxes\u003c/B\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eTick the relevant boxes\u003cBR\u003ein this census form tonight\u003cBR\u003eif you are still in the land\u003cBR\u003eof the living at that time.\u003cBR\u003eYou must remain\u003cBR\u003ein suspense until then.\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eYou have all morning still.\u003cBR\u003eYou have all afternoon long.\u003cBR\u003eOne continuous hour.\u003cBR\u003eA whole six minutes.\u003cBR\u003eTwenty-eight precious seconds left.\u003cBR\u003eThree.\u003cBR\u003e\u003cBR\u003eTwo.\u003cBR\u003eOne.\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eIn which to lose your job.\u003cBR\u003eYour citizenship.\u003cBR\u003eYour house.\u003cBR\u003eYour spouse.\u003cBR\u003eYour child.\u003cBR\u003eYour mind.\u003cBR\u003eYour sight.\u003cBR\u003eYour faith.\u003cBR\u003eYour life.\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eCount on absolutely nothing yet.\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eDennis O'Driscoll\u003c/B\u003e (1954\u0026#150;2012), editor of \u003cI\u003ePoetry Ireland Review\u003c/I\u003e, was the author of ten collections of poetry as well as book of interviews with Seamus Heaney, \u003cI\u003eStepping Stones\u003c/I\u003e. \u003cI\u003ePoetry Review\u003c/I\u003e called O'Driscoll \"one of the best-read men in the Western world.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cBR\u003e\u003c/div\u003e
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