Guillotine

A tribute to the heart in the written word. In many of the poems, the words waterfall down the page with rhythm; "zinc razz zinc jazz." The images are rich—"a gecko resting on a lemon"—and are the stuff of fever dreams—"the scorpions always arrive at dawn"—as in the book's eponymously titled poem. Love, passion and sexuality are entwined with family and leaving one's home and making a new home. These poems are sumptuous, mixed with grim realities. Once you finish, you'll want to go back to the beginning and see it all for the first time, again.