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Dear Editor Or Shreditor

Dear Editor or Shreditor by Michael R. Burch Dear Ed: I don’t understand why you will publish this other guy— when I’m brilliant, devoted, one hell of a poet! Yet you publish Anonymous. Fie! Fie! A pox on your head if you favor this poet who’s dubious, unsavor- y, inconsistent in texts, no address (I checked!): since he’s plagiarized Unknown, I’ll wager! Originally published by The Eclectic Muse as "The Better Man" RISQUE LIMERICKS Dee Lite Full by Michael R. Burch A cross-dressing dancer, “Dee Lite,” wore gowns luciferously bright till he washed them one day the old-fashioned way ... in bleach. Now he’s “Sister Off-White.” The Bender Ender Blender by Michael R. Burch There once was a bubbly bartender, a transvestite who went on a bender. “So I cut myself off,” she cried with a sob, “There’s the evidence, there in the blender!” Keywords/Tags: Limerick, Humor, Light Poetry, Parody, Satire, Unknown, Poets, Editors, Humorous, Light Verse, Fun, Funny, Giggle, Editing, Publication, Publish, Publishing, Poet, Poetry, Write, Writing, Anonymous, Plagiarism, Dubious, Text, Texts, Competition, Contest, Acceptance, Rejection Letter, Risque, Naughty, Crude

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Date: 2/25/2020 1:42:00 AM
the title is perfect the poem is so funny and certainly touches a raw nerve at the end:-) hugs Jan xx
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Michael Burch
Date: 2/25/2020 4:37:00 AM
Thanks, Jan, I'm glad you liked my double limerick.
Date: 2/24/2020 9:00:00 PM
G'day Michael … in the publishing business, many a writer has torn their hair out. I certainly enjoyed your limericks Michael - Lindsay
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Michael Burch
Date: 2/24/2020 9:58:00 PM
G'day Lindsay. Counting poems that have gone viral, I've had over 5,000 publications, so I do have a bit of hard-earned "experience"! It helps to find the better editors and earn their trust, but in my experience 95% of the editors no longer edit and seem to have little or no idea what poetry is. :)

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