This collection of poems by doctor and acclaimed poet, Glenn Colquhoun, is based on his experiences in medical practice, where doctors are often described - or accused of - 'playing God' but where outward confidence hides a constant battle with uncertainty.

Often funny, sometimes serious, always compassionate, the poems explore a range of medical experience that doctors, and anyone who has been in their care, will immediately recognize. Glenn has the ability to find the language that expresses the things we did not even know we were feeling - our helplessness in the face of illness, and our need for hope.Winner in 2004 of the Prize for Modern Letters, the world's richest prize for emerging authors, the judges wrote:

'One of the most moving and admirably rich books of poems I've read in years.'
Douglas Unger, Novelist

'Glenn Colquhoun makes poems in the great tradition of doctor-writers who exploit the healing properties of passionate and precise language to bind the world's wounds.'
Professor Geoffrey Wolff, Novelist, Biographer

'I would prescribe Glenn Colquhoun's poetry for whatever ails you.Wise, witty, and wonderful, these are everyday poems for everyone. Better than vitamins or medicine. An elixir for the heart.'
Sandra Cisneros, Poet, Novelist