New Poetry by Kris Spencer

Some form of blocking 

Iggy Pop is in his clapboard bungalow  

in Little Haiti, Miami; 

he is talking about his paintings. 

to Sky Arts. 

On his sofa  

a pregnant woman 

carved in foam. 

He works on a canvas 

which might show a face; 

adding a stroke of acrylic, 

he steps away  

and smiles to the camera - 

nothing is slyly transposed. 

Then, filmed at a gallery show, 

he seems hurt 

when his paintings are 

bought as souvenirs. 

Another time, 

talking with Stefan Brüggemann, 

he says: 

You block the areas,  

and then you allow the rest to happen. 

- © Kris Spencer 2021

Kris Spencer has written seven books, most published by OUP. He is a regular contributor to magazines in a journalistic career that spans over 20 years. His poems have been published in a number of journals; most recently, Acumen and the Balloon Literary Journal. Kris is a Headteacher living and working in west London. He was born and grew up in a village outside Bolton. Previously, he has studied, worked and lived in Hull, Cincinnati, Oxford, and the Bailiwick of Jersey.