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The Favorite by Lucinda Watson 

This memoir in verse is brimming with insight and wisdom from Watson’s 71 years of being alive. It’s divided into three parts, which explore the author’s thoughts during different periods of her life. It explores a child’s innocence and curiosity in the first part. It goes on to explore themes of privilege, objectification, and being a woman in a patriarchal world. We grow with the writer as the book progress. The last part has her examining and understanding her life. The self-acceptance feels cathartic. 

Remembering Isadora Duncan

“I asked for a womb with
a view.
Just a small picture window
to see what was coming.
Even then I wanted
to be prepared.
I think about routes before
I take them,
Conversations
before I have them
and life before I
live it.
Even the garden
Is not spared from prediction
As all I do is prune and refuse
to replant.
They think I dance for myself
But all I do is planned.”