Among the most striking critical engagements with the text has come from Stefan Lorenzutti, of Bored Wolves fame (a publisher you should endeavour to make yourself familiar with if not already). His reflections highlight Bennett's gift for movement. In particular, Stefan was keen to note the way in which the poems "pivot from one site to another, exterior or interior, harsh to soft moment and back."

This body of work is stark, controlled, and distinctive. Frances’ exerts a control over the written word that is masterful and meditative. It is reflective of an inner world that has been grounded in a reality in which he ensures ‘poetry subs in’ when ordinary language fails to translate lived experience.

Brandon T. Bennett This has taken me longer than I thought it would to write. It is not often that I come across a collection of shorts...