Death Threats and other Love Letters


I frequently receive correspondence from fans and anti-fans reacting to my poetry and fictions

1/

You are a not a poet

Keats was a poet

You are a piece of shit

Die Soon

Love Mum

(PS are you still coming for dinner on Sunday)

2/

I find your poetry racist homophobic and sexist

(what about transphobic)

Yet I think you are handsome

Please send me a dick photograph

As I sleep alone

3/

What the fuck are you on about

You make no sense

Who is this man of the mountains

What is so important about the Number 6

4/

Hi my name is Norman

I love my pronouns

(What are your pronouns)

(I have none as I cannot think of anything more idiotic)

You say that you are a fashionista

So please give me some tips

Panties String or nothing at all

Dresses short or dresses long

How much flesh should I reveal

Red blue green or pastels

Black or white

Bra or no bra

Shaven pits or the natural look

Bush Brazilian or Shaven

I think you care Joe

Tattoos yes tattoos no

You are my favourite poet Joe

Can I borrow your lipstick

5/

Fuck You Joe

Your poetry disgusts me

It is very violent

Did you live in Sydney

In the Nineteen-Eighties

As I think you threw me off a cliff

6/

You have changed my life

And I thank you for that

You take me on journeys

That I would never have experienced

Without your gentle guidance

You poetry makes me so happy

You have taught me to think and see

I am proud to be your muse Joe

Josie

PS – would you pick up some carrots

On your way home

As we are having a stew tonight

7/

If you believe this shit

Then I am sad 4 U

From Joe 2 Joe