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by Khadijah Queen ___________________ the usual old shoe still lifes in October, birds again I’m en plein air Victorian patio-style when on the roof’s right corner, a thuggish blue jay lands heavily on tarred shingles & departs after a feral glance my way. Lighter, sparrows inch closer in, moss-mouthed, plumping eaves for nesting. Flashes of jet on the jay’s face, its tail, white on azure, such a serious flight, in my sunstroked eyes make a faded photograph I double-expose, which reminds me I left a hair tie in your bucket seat. But I’m alone at this cabin. The floor’s wood grain so old it snags my good socks. What would I do barefoot? Tire my legs out & splinter, trying to run from soft creatures. Miniature Odes [Black Tears]: One fell from a chandelier, lacquered, catching sun. Inelegant, cartoonish eyes in onyx relief, diminished relative to cavernous space [Lambrechts]: You only get one window in this scratch-off game—patchwork graphic wood. What seems like seeping approximates in revelation, an allowance of the eye—feathering practice, no dancing [O collagist]: O montage maker of scenes ancient & modern & profane, O superimposer of meaninglessness upon the suffering voiceless in the gloss of...

Poems by Roberto Montes

Apogee Journal

24 Jan 2016

by Roberto Montes (no subject) – Learn the skills for your DREAM job sleeping is free in some habitats Keep a dream journal leave it behind My sister taught me this inexpensive trick they don’t want you to know It’s all your fault and cicadas are not a natural phenomenon if you love them enough They’ll collect your outstretched arm is a branch to them Do you care your potential is right here I agree WHOLEHEATEDLY you can discover a better orgasm means the same Around 3,153/week Sloping downward when leaving any speeding thing they tell you bring your knees in Hold on to your knees they say can do you that for me will you do that for me of course in the air it’s all the same You slide comfortably in There you are (no subject) – Take my advice I can make you a good time bachelor My sister had a problem I couldn’t stop her from solving My curl fell like a child My feet reduced or grew in size depending Where they were Who they supported One promising method was...

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BOOK REVIEW: That Thing You Do With Your Mouth, by Elisabeth Sherman

Apogee Journal

19 Jan 2016

That Thing You Do With Your Mouth, by David Shields and Samantha Matthews Reviewed by Elisabeth Sherman As a young child, actress Samantha Matthews was the victim of sexual abuse. Her story is a familiar one. Abuse and assault are common themes in the lives of too many women—according to a National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 1.9 million were raped in 2011. But how many are given the opportunity to publicly reshape that traumatizing narrative on their own terms, in their words? As an adult, Matthews dubbed Italian porn films into English. Her cousin, the author David Shields, thought her work was ripe for a documentary. Though Matthews gathered footage, the film never came together, so Shields suggested they work on building a written narrative. Over many months of emails, Skype sessions, and texting, Shields compiled enough material for That Thing You Do With Your Mouth, the story of Matthews’s sexual history in her own words and voice, edited by her cousin. Taking the form of an extended monologue, That Thing You Do With Your Mouth is a path toward healing: “Having the stories and the self-analysis on the page rather than just having it swirling around...