INTERVIEW WITH A CAMPFIRE

Global Citizens Magazine interviews Ford Dagenham.

after numerous attempts to contact Ford Dagenham we succeeded in securing this interview.  we hope it throws some light on his poorly defined world view. 

gcm - tell us Ford why all the camo?

fd - i am a soldier.  in a war.

gcm - tell us about this war?

fd - read my reports.

gcm - your poetry?  we have.  you call them reports.

fd - filed from the war zone.

gcm - where is this war zone?

fd - everywhere.  all day is a war zone.  peace and truth MUST prevail thru common peoples subjective truth.

gcm - from your 'reports' we see you struggle with time.  who else do you fight ford?

fd - THEM!  and time will soon be an ally.

gcm - and your poetry is your reports on this war?  could you elaborate on 'them'?

fd - ADVERTISING! and the dim corrupted moles.  those who dont put living people first.

gcm - will you win?

fd - no! then i will become them!

gcm - you fight a war you know you will never win?

fd - i fight a war i decide i wont win.

gcm - why?

fd - the struggle is the juice.  i am the resistance.  truth and warts will always be there to report.  WERD ARMY!

gcm - now 'werd army' ford, who is this 'werd army'?

fd - writers who hang their balls out the window and put their faces in fire.

gcm - we see online you favour wearing paramilitary camouflage  there was even a camouflage painted typewriter on your blog.

fd - WERD ARMY!

gcm - does this army have rank, a chain of command.

fd - one rank.  WRITER.

gcm - and how long will you fight this war?

fd - till i die or dont.

gcm - on your blog Hatchbacks On Fire we found a poem about your cats deposits in his litter tray and your own deposit in the toilet.  is this military strategy?

fd - you misunderstand.  that is warts.  truth.  reality turds.  its a counter point to the airbrushed 'plotation.

gcm - so ford, how do you measure success in these 'battles'?

fd - with WERDS!

gcm - do you see your blog audience growing?  we are still unclear on your aims here i'm afraid.  are you after literary success?

fd - success is what THEY want you to want.

gcm - also on your blog and your flckr account there are numerous pictures of you cat and of toys.  how do they fit into your plan?

fd - soldiers!

gcm - your cat and these toys are soldiers?  in what sense?

fd - cats are TRUTH.  their dignified posturing is transparent.  this is DEEP TRUTH.  and toys are innocence.  for real!

gcm - well thank you for time Ford, to wind it up would you like to tell us something you have never told another interviewer?

fd - i find ripe fruit horny.  and deeply true.