New Poetry by Ivan Jenson

Velvet Clown

My desires

will not be

contained

by the 

fig leaf

of public

modesty

and my 

wants will

not lie

wasted

on the cement

like a cross-addicted

cross-dresser

and my scent

will not be 

covered by

soft soap

and Old Spice

my vibration

is so

sizable it

sets off 

a seismograph

and it will trigger

an after-life

aftermath

long after 

my laughter

turns into 

a chuckle

and then

a trickle

of a giggle

and then

a sigh of

relief

because

this whole

self-serving

self-deprecating

prank 

backfired

on me

when I slipped on my 

own literary

banana peel

- Ivan Jenson 2014

Ivan Jenson is a fine artist, novelist and contemporary poet. His artwork was featured in Art in America, Art News, and Interview Magazine and has sold at auction at Christie’s. Ivan was commissioned by Absolut Vodka to make a painting titled “Absolut Jenson” for the brand’s national ad campaign.  Jenson's poetry is widely published (with over 450 poems published in the US, UK and Europe) in a variety of literary media. A book of Ivan Jenson's poetry was recently published by Hen House Press titled Media Child and Other Poems, which can be acquired on Amazon. Two new novels by Ivan Jenson will be published hardcover and will be available for purchase at bookstores worldwide.  Ivan Jenson's website is: www.IvanJenson.com