Daniel Jonas’ eruption onto the Portuguese literary scene was delayed by the fact that his first two books were published by small presses. Recognition of his work only came with the publication of Os fantasmas inquilinos (Tenant Ghosts) in 2005. Although his first two collections (and Moça formosa, lençóis de veludo (Beautiful Girl, Velvet Sheets; 2002) in particular) may not therefore have received the attention they deserved, Jonas’ delayed entrance into the Portuguese literary world did at least enable him to present himself to the public with a body of work, even if his poetry is not particularly compatible with the general drift of recent Portuguese poetry and has caused some surprise and resistance.