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self-portrait as definition
J. L. Bermúdez
saturnine
sat·ur·nine \ˈsa-tər-nīn\
adjective
● (of the poet)
woman as space race
or manhattan project, titan-mooned
gloomlurker, capricornian lunacy,
outer satellite as product of a belt
● (of the poem)
a bluet, a ring
bearer of disappointment,
a daughter
six times removed
from the sun, a jeremiad
deadlocked in sidereal space
J. L. Bermúdez is an MFA candidate at Florida Atlantic University and the Associate Managing Editor for the Swamp Ape Review. She enjoys writing work that is tender, jagged, and wonderfully queer.
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