Poetry by Ben Montague

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March 

The sun came out for one day. It was a ruse. 
I knew it was a ruse so I covered the windows 
& turned on every light in the house. 
Made it yellow. We chilled for a while 
like sour sisters & I smoked in-doors 
which always makes me feel better & worse 
​so exactly what I was looking for.

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Ben Montague is an MFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. They work mainly  in the realm of video and installation, with a preference for using dark comedy to handle trauma  and mental illness (both personal and intergenerational).

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