Pete Spence


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get your mezzo 
out of here
go fall off 
the western edge 
of Africa
the Canary Islands 
may take you in
if you sing sweetly 
though the Dugong
will stay aloof
 
the coral 
needs colouring
find a sway
of tones
work them
into a beacon
like taking
your music
at room
temperature

we put up
a weather balloon
next thing
we got rain

Pete Spence was born in 1946. He is a poet, visual poet, editor, and filmmaker, and has worked in various jobs to cover the ongoing deficit.

A collection of his visual poetry, 5 X Y, was published last year by Red Fox Press as part of the C'est Mon Dada series.

 
 

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