"Night Vision," by Eddy Roberts.
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SCORPION ODE, BY AMANDA AUCHTERPraise how you carry all your stings behind you — little arrow of regret, spear in the heart’s red thrum. You, constellation in my southern sky, night wanderer. Praise the tender places you kiss — nape of my neck, earlobes, my left thigh. How each evening I check under the bed for you, pull back blankets. Once, I found you inside my pillowcase and could not sleep for weeks. Praise the dreamer you make of me. I collect my jars of cinnamon and lavender, wait for you. Praise your shadow strut, how you haunt my darkest corners. Praise the poison that stirs me silent. O my dusk- lurker, my witch finger, praise the venom tail I never see coming. |
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Eddy Roberts is a graphic designer and artist with an interest in mass media, persuasive language, and mythology. His work explores the overlaps and contrasts between these subjects and the problematic nature of contemporary story-telling, particularly as it relates to digital communications. Roberts has experience working with various creative agencies in Texas and Florida. He’s also taught Graphic Communication at The University of Houston and at Ringling College of Art and Design. He currently lives and works in Houston, TX.
Amanda Auchter is the author of The Wishing Tomb, winner of the 2013 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Poetry and the 2012 Perugia Press Book Award, and The Glass Crib, winner of the 2010 Zone 3 Press First Book Award for Poetry. Auchter's recent work appears in The Huffington Post and CNN. She lives in Houston, TX.
Amanda Auchter is the author of The Wishing Tomb, winner of the 2013 PEN Center USA Literary Award for Poetry and the 2012 Perugia Press Book Award, and The Glass Crib, winner of the 2010 Zone 3 Press First Book Award for Poetry. Auchter's recent work appears in The Huffington Post and CNN. She lives in Houston, TX.