Long Interviewing Poems

This situation has no basis in reality; in fact, it is ludicrously unreal. However, the likes and dislikes shown of its author are completely true!

Scene: A comfortable office where Andrea Dietrich is finishing up with...

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I was interviewing ecotherapeutic health workers
and ran into one from the Conceptualist School
of Positive Psychology.

While this sounded quite abstractly wonderful,
I asked her for the elevator version.

"Ceptual" derives from "septum",
a (0)-centric bilateral neurosystemic boundary platform
for "conceptual"...

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My upcoming political poetry is like. my "prolovue" story in the way that it is themed by coincidebtally famous bears.


The Theme is "I Don't Care Bears"/Signs of the Times Series.


Example

Barbara Crysand is a hypocrite who...

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I'm scheduled to interview a few applicants for the job of master carpenter, and among them is the name of my ex. hmmm... I can't wait to see the look on his face when he...

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I was interviewing the Head Poobah
of our Norwick Public Utility CoOperative
and asked him
Where did the 22 percent goal come from
for acquiring renewable energy?
As compared to 78 percent from nonrenewable
and guaranteed increasingly costly electricity sources
like burned-out...

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I was interviewing our Food Justice Coordinator
for Edible Landscape Projects
nurturing democratic peaceful outcome
projections
and trend analysis,
none of which would competitively sell papers.

She asked most of my questions.

I responded, as usual with her,
writing my tension-filled
marketable consumer-driven
and therefore...

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In the relentless rhythm of time,
You have transformed into a mysterious beacon,
Shining in the night,
Invading my heart with embassies of thoughts,
Consulates of feelings and representations of burning longing,
Today, on the highway of my dreams,
Your green...

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(an archived interview with Orlando City Beat Magazine)
{q & a with Matthew J. Palm}
Q.)  
" J.S., WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE A WRITER?"
A.)
"No one knows when they are a writer. Everyone thinks they...

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They never solved the murder.

Though the crazy woman at number nine said it was the husband.

This was ruled out in the early stages of the investigation.

At some point, they did talk to the woman at...

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Rock paper scissors, 
Wizards of utopian flavored wizardry, exquisitely triumphs in every gamble beyond these doors, 
Flawless tangled reversed reflections, remain forever forbidden to thoughtless mentors, 
A cursed emotional seesaw bleeds and wrestles each end...

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On the news today

The headline storyline was presented
and reported as follows

In Liverpool today some local right wing
protestors who's arms are up in flame's 
replacing pitchforks for placards 

Which was later retracted in place
of rabble of...

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When I was a child, children were chattel, threatened by our parents and our preacher.
We did not even dare whisper a tiny bit of a sliver of a question at our teacher.
Today’s brazen un-mothers drop...

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We spoke the history of Flankers under the roof
Of your old school
And I, O I went interviewing for the proof
I have that little book lost somewhere
But in my heart I read it still
The little brown...

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Sometimes I have this innate jealousy of singers 
Doesn't every girl wish she could blow like Whitney 
 Or harmonize like mariah? 
 It makes my dreams of being chief editor of a magazine
 ...

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Angel’s songbirds awoke and flung the deal
Anisette chirps, sounds of reels
On that day my soul grew lyric
My heart couldn’t see it
Angels songbirds sing with me

And the harmonies never waiting
The sound singer souls singing
The song craft...

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Me: So Mike, tell us a little bit about yourself...

MH: You should know that...you're me.

Me: I know but I'm interviewing you...

MH: Isn't that a bit odd? 

Me: Yes but you're to lazy and cheap to...

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M. So Mike I hear you've been gone?

MH. Why yes I have!

M. Why the absence?

MH. I just needed some time to clear my head.

M. That should have taken no more than a couple minutes

MH. Ahhh...no,...

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I despise JOB INTERVIEWS 
Just like a stale ASPARAGUS SANDWICH!

"TELL me about yourself"
The interviewer eyes me, anticipating the perfect  answer.
I only offer a slight smile.  I muster up my best and say,
"I am...

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had s/he listened to his/her friends
who’d done their time prior
in the dives & clubs that the city
churned, or to those that were still
slinging slop to the fishes gulping down
at all hours of the day,
be it...

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Mussiro Ramt one half of
" The Arabain Knights"
Made query into ownership of
the $!!!!!4!!!$ World Championship.
He arrived at the scheduled
appointment at the Offices of.
$!!$!!$ in Montana. "I stumbled
back nearly falling: at the sight of
him". "He was...

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I was interviewing farmers
about how they see Presidential performance
in Trump's first year as CEO
of this USA,
incorporated
for a yet more perfect Union:

Well, I believe he only has one national leader
who has publicly announced
that he will do...

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Interviewing Mr. Blue:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Mr. Blue, whose hue is true?

Yes, sir, my heart sings in azure notes, while trembling in cerulean.

Mr. Blue, are you as rich as they say of you?

Yes, my friend, I possess sapphire and...

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Perhaps not everyone would agree, but after interviewing
The Color of Blue, I discovered a thing or two. For starters,
Mr. Blue owns and proudly wears a light blue shirt, but the
closest thing he wears to blue...

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I was to interview my husband’s new secretary 
And was not excited or pleased
But he claimed he did not have the time
So I had her come to the house

Shoved the children upstairs 
Where they put...

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About these ditsy moments - I’m blonde, I have a few,
but there is one real cringer I think I’ll share with you.
Before I do, please promise me though, that you will not laugh
as the tale...

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