This poem is from a much briefer series

on the life of the man who invented dirigibles

whose name is French, or Hungarian

I think. Dietrich Katona?
Please capitalize all the second and eighth letters

in this section. Note that

I am using a special font here – Strontium Victorian –

and you must make certain to keep the size at 7.2

and also capitalize all the names of fish,

except if freshwater.
You might be specially interested

in the following 1,368 rondelles

of which I am including a generous selection
The sequence on the invention of dice has been suppressed pending an investigation.
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All the place names in the Confession Poems should be deleted,

to be replaced with Xs and long dashes.
Please fact check my biography.
Wyoming is spelled “Wyoming”.
“Hypo-allergenic” has a dash.
You might be intrigued to note that I am the winner of the following international poetry competitions and prizes:
1. THE WALDO VINCENT MEMORIAL HAIKU CONTEST;

2. MS. EUNICE HALIBURTON CHAPBOOK PRIZE FOR BEST FOURTH CHAPBOOK;

3. THE UNIVERSITY OF TANZANIAS INTERNATIONAL SONNET CONTEST;

4. UNESCO PRIZE FOR BEST VEGETABLE POEM;

5. JAKES AUTOBODY BIANNUAL FIRST BOOK AWARD;

6. DR. AND MRS. RADNOTIS ONE AND ONLY TOP POEM CHOICE;

7. DATGEISTS BEST, 1970.
The following poems have appeared

in NO POSSIBLE WAY; NEW AND FAIRLY RECENT LINES;

GODSQUAWK; ERGOMATIC; SUNSHINE STATE MARGINALIA;

CORPUS GUSSY; THE TROUBADOUR LIVES!; SKELETAL AFFLATUS;

BONGO CONGO MONGO; DELIRIUM TREMENDOUS; DATGEIST;

MR. FRIENDLY; MY NAME IS PETE AND I AM BI; ONLY TWICE;

LAST PETROL STATION FOR A HUNDRED MILES; ZOOMER.
(titles capitalized because I think it looks good).
You are welcome to choose any of the poems

but I would strongly suggest you choose the following:

i am not in favor of capital punishment; burning dolls, watering cans;

elegy for a dead amnesiac; seven ways of adjusting a corset;

the years following 1798, especially 1816, 1909 and 1972;

gadzooks! Why I Smoke Such Good Cigars and NO WOMEN CAN DO

THE DANCE LIKE A MAN ENTRANCED (please note the caps).
My name should be spelled in full, including all titles.

My photo is not included, but is available upon request

from the Department of Justice.
Thank you for your interest in my work, which

means a lot to me and my seven brothers,

who live near you, and are karate experts.

Dont be shy to tell me what you think.

Praise Jesus!
And thank you once again. This is the only anthology

I have been asked to submit to.

Submit is such a funny word, isnt it?
I hope the poems on the death of tubercular infants

do not offend you. My sisters had this disease

and it is based on actual experience “recollected

in solitude” but you know how it goes.

Okay, I may have made some of it up.

But the pus on the collar is actually true.

I saw that.
I think the name may be Dieter Kazner.

Ill get back to you on that.
By the way, did you have a chance to check my poetry

web site: www.allfatgirlsconstantly.com?

It is not a sex site, dont worry. He he.
I am very interested in the photographs of your wife

on you site. Is she really that size?
Thank you again and send me a reply in six to seven hours

so I can tell the people I live with all about it.

I hope I wont have to put my disappointment hat

on today.
Yours, cheers, all the best, thank you, felicitations, signing off for now, have a good week-end, and much appreciated, 
Des Katboy

 

PS This is a nom de plume. My real name is different. It is Desmond Kattman Jr., but what do you think of Katboy? It makes me think of cats. It gets lots of “lovely ladies” interested at open mics.