31 days, 31 poems by Chris Martin, 31 accompanying illustrations and images by a host of wonderful individuals. CHAT is an eclogue written in consort with Cleverbot, an Artificial Intelligence program designed to satisfy the Turing Test. Today’s visuals by Guy Pettit. ______________________________________________________________________________
6
Is this the you you mistake for others?
Dred Scott yes. I am not 15.
The French call it a pussycat.
What should I call the film about children taking over the school?
This Is About My Feelings.
Who made them?
Iago.
What is your favorite Christmas cartoon?
Toy Soldiers.
Do you love loving love?
But that sounds stolen.
From Italy.
Guy Pettit works for Flying Object.
Chris Martin is the author of Becoming Weather (Coffee House, 2011) and American Music (Copper Canyon, 2007). His chapbooks include enough (Ugly Duckling, 2012) and How to Write a Mistake-ist Poem (Brave Men, 2011).