Perigee

Jamal Michel’s two pieces are part of a larger collection he’s been working on. The title of the collection is “Black Jungle Rose,” and each piece is dedicated to a victim of police brutality or similar racially motivated crime.

Interviews

An Interview with Wawa, Issue 09 Contributor

Apogee Journal

08 Jun 2017

Wawa (also published as Lo Mei Wa) is a Hong Kong poet now based in the U.S. Her poem, “維多利亞港天台建國/Rooftop Nation of Victoria Harbour,” which appears in Apogee Journal’s Issue 09, comes at a profound time of global protest and resistance. In this interview, she shares her thoughts on the imagined reality of the poem, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, and the usefulness of language and feeling.

Poetry

A Poem by Prairie M. Faul

Prairie Faul

07 Jun 2017

Prairie’s poem, “I THINK THERES ALWAYS A SUBTEXT TO COMPLIMENTS AND IT MAKES ME A BAD CONVERSATIONALIST,” will be published in Apogee Journal Issue 09.

Announcements Visual Art

Visual Art from Apogee Journal Issue 09

Apogee Journal

06 Jun 2017

Our second preview of Apogee Journal Issue 09’s visual art includes work by Jordan Casteel, Ernest Russell, Larry Achiampong, Vieno James, and Leopanar Witlarge. As Legacy Russell, our Visual Art Editor, writes in Issue 09’s Letter to the Editor, “we are in a state of reiterative emergency.”

Poetry

A Poem by Kim Sousa

Kim Sousa

05 Jun 2017

Safe House

Interviews Poetry

An interview with Emily Jungmin Yoon

Apogee Journal

01 Jun 2017

Emily Jungmin Yoon delves into the history, politics, and linguistics of America and Korea in her stunning, complex poems. I admire her ability to weave narratives together, to move the reader so skillfully through space, time, and different cultures. Her poems ask to be read again and again, so that you can sift through the layered meanings in her words. I am thrilled that her poem, “On the Day of the Gyeongju Earthquake, September 12, 2016” will be published in Apogee Journal Issue 09. In our interview, we spoke about assuaging nostalgia through poetry, the writing process, and political consciousness in art.

Poetry

A Poem by Mick Powell

Mick Powell

31 May 2017

Mick Powell’s poem, “u be a fang // i be a body,” will be published in Apogee Journal Issue 09.

Announcements Visual Art

Apogee Issue 09 Visual Arts Preview

Apogee Journal

30 May 2017

Dear Apogee Fam, Leading up to the release of Apogee Issue 09 (next Thursday June 8th!!!) we want to treat you to an advanced preview of this issue’s visual art, curated by our visual arts editor, Legacy Russell. Here’s work by Elise R. Peterson, Clotilde Jiménez, Sadie Barnette, Tschabalala Self, Lawrence Lemaoana, and our cover artist Larry Achiampong.