[Newspoetry] NPI

William william at spinelessbooks.com
Fri Jul 12 11:16:47 CDT 2002


Newspoetry Personality Inventory

Answer the following questions true or false. The results will help us
determine whether you are a newspoet.

My daily life is full of things that keep me interested.
There are many beautiful words that do not contain the letter E.
The government is reading my poetry.
I often find that the internet makes me nervous.
Chomsky has a point.
The New York Times tells little white lies.
I have written poetry and have not been concerned about whether it was publishable.
I see news around me that other people do not see.
Sometimes I read a newspaper and don't notice any facts.
I think I would like the work of a typewriter.
A nuclear war could have undesirable consequences.
I sometimes wonder what anybody could possibly mean by "evil."
I seldom worry about North Korea.
I like to go to protests and other affairs where there is lots of loud fun.
Sometimes in elections I vote for people I don't think will win.
I wish I were not bothered by thoughts about international trade agreements.
I think I would like to be a folksinger.
Cluster bombs make me uncomfortable.
Ginsberg has a point.
People should try to understand the newspaper and be guided or take warning from it.
Politicians often disappoint me.
I have often read statements by people who were supposed to be experts who were no better than I.
Once in a while I read things too bad to write about.
I think I would like the kind of work riot troops do.
I am almost never physically sickened by the news.
I wish I could be as happy as the people in People Magazine seem to be.
At times I understand so well it bothers me.
I love my president, or (if the president is impeached) I loved my president.
Some days I don't find it hard not to give up hope.
I breathe almost every day.
Most people will use somewhat unfair means to gain profit rather than to lose it. 
I think I would like the work of a nuclear weapons researcher.
I almost never commit a felony.
I like poetry.



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