'Iona's collection is a marvel. Full of beauty, wit, wisdom and surprise, delivered with the assurance of a poet who knows exactly what they are doing, it is to be treasured'

'I was intrigued and delighted by the originality and wit, the here-and-now "peculiar Eden" of the world she creates. Youthful, sexy, sharp, ferally female, funny'

'its craft is confident and assured... an immensely rich volume of poetry doing what poetry does best'

'Iona's poems hatch plucky, ponderous and pulsing; or do I mean louche, lithe and lasering? They're all of that, maybe more'

'Iona Lee is an exceptional poet; her work is articulate and perceptive and brimming with tenderness and authenticity. Anamnesis is compelling and beautiful, it is an exquisite poetry collection'

(Salena Godden)

'The standout voice of her generation, Lee performs open-heart surgery on the English language'

'a stunning debut... a collection that dissects memory, remembrance and the minutiae of life in ways that are equally eviscerating and elegant'

'Dazzling. Witty. Playful. Wild. Ingenious. It's easy to run out of adjectives when you're describing Iona Lee's astonishing first collection. 'Is all fire the same fire?' she asks. Definitely not. These are poems of such energy and brilliance they will continue to burn in the memory long after the book is closed.'

(John Glenday, poet)

'She writes elegiacally, hopefully... [the collection's title "Anamnesis"] is, like her poetry, clear and complex: remembering, an epiphany and not forgetting, as if the three were the same thing'