Pretend You Don't Know Me: New and Selected Poems by Finuala Dowling WW Norton & Co Such is the metaphysical sensitivity

Such is the metaphysical sensitivity of her poetry that its moral charge is sensed almost physically

It brings affection and attention to everyday emotions and experiences

luminously beautiful new poetry collection from Anne Michaels

John Cage and Tom Raworth

Pretend You Don't Know Me: New and Selected Poems by Finuala Dowling WW Norton & Co Such is the metaphysical sensitivityPretend You Dont Know Me brings together in one volume the best of Finuala Dowlings funny, poignant and idiosyncratic poetry from four earlier prize winning collections, with a section devoted to new poems. It introduces this popular South African poet to a UK audience. Finuala Dowlings debut collection, I flying, published in 2002, was an instant success in her native South Africa. Its accessibility, humanity and wit, as well as its beguilingly