if i still went to confession, i'd admit
that sometimes when i flicker so full
of volatile want between your eyes
in midmorning, sun at its most relentless,
i'm just looking for my face dunked
in the oil of your pupils, the only place
i recognize her so well that my mouth
parts slightly and stays there.

3.5 really, I do wish we had halves.

The things I liked: the imagery was so vivid, it all felt consistent and it was very easy to stay in the sweet-dark land Savannah painted when reading this. Very immersive. Many good poems. Ego is my favourite. I most liked all poems that diverted from the 3 line stanza. A Memory and On the last day, I can't help were also lovely and the pacing and rhythm was great.

Things I didn't like: The standard format of 3 line stanza didn't suit most poems and ir really messed with the rhythm of the poetry. I found myself getting interrupted at random points in a sentence and having to reread the whole poem multiple times ignoring the formatting to get a natural flow of the sentences. If this was an intentional halt it was overdone and its purpose was lost on me. I'd like more of the uniquely formatted poems, of which there were many in the 3rd section, in a future collection.

Overall worth a read if you're a poetry lover. Looking forward to more collections from Savannah

Delicious n fun I loved savannah since before she even had any work published will def be reading her other non poetry works

“A growing thing” is one of my favourite postmodern poems

“then flecks of sunlight glint off the canal like diamonds
for no reason”