'Queen of brevity, queen of paradox, queen of deadpan humour, Konig goes straight for the gut. Alive to love and possibility, these gem-like poems nevertheless offer up inescapable truths about the irretrievable losses we inflict upon ourselves, our planet and its many species. Plunge deep into joy and despair, emerge gasping with terror and delight.' -Jacqueline Saphra

'Anja Konig's terse, visceral poems take us to the heart of the world. Rabbinical teaching says every moment of life is a choice, and the choices here are huge: despair or commitment? The Earth or the human body? If both, how? Konig's vision always cleaves to the dispossessed, be it a baby in Potters Field, or a dead blackbird. But when the gaze turns personal, the voice can find a playful register. Please read Species. You will remember these poems.' -D. Nurkse

'Teeming with humour and addictive wit. Koenig's poems ensnare and arrest.' -Shanay Neusum-James

'Konig has her antenna up for human fragility and the decline of nature, yet finds a poise from which to address us with wit, clarity and sympathy.' -James Thornton, founder of ClientEarth