PLEASE HOLD
, ABOUT
This amusing, satirical poem will resonate with anyone who has experienced what the
poet describes; frustration, tedium, impatience, helplessness, when waiting on the ph
Beneath the wry humour, however, is a serious sub-text of how modern technology ca
negate communication and squeeze the humanity and warmth out of life. The refrain
is the future’ provides a chilling comment on what is in store for us.
Not technophobic, just annoyance at the system
Static poem
‘please hold’ is just a polite way of saying ‘wait’ (used by robots taking calls at the
doctors etc)
Poem is an analogy for modernity
, ABOUT
This amusing, satirical poem will resonate with anyone who has experienced what the
poet describes; frustration, tedium, impatience, helplessness, when waiting on the ph
Beneath the wry humour, however, is a serious sub-text of how modern technology ca
negate communication and squeeze the humanity and warmth out of life. The refrain
is the future’ provides a chilling comment on what is in store for us.
Not technophobic, just annoyance at the system
Static poem
‘please hold’ is just a polite way of saying ‘wait’ (used by robots taking calls at the
doctors etc)
Poem is an analogy for modernity
