This week write a poem about one of your forerunners, someone who lead the way for you, could be an ancestor, a mentor, an inspiration. We all stand on the shoulders of giants, did you remember to take off your shoes? Post your answer below.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
Living Poetry 
Perfect timing for this theme- I’m just starting to work on a family history. Here is a link to a poem about my grandfather: https://bilocalalia.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/imprinted/
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Posted by bilocalalia - talking about living in two places | January 30, 2018, 2:35 PMI especially liked the ending, “setting his future one letter at a time / for prompt delivery every week.”
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 30, 2018, 7:18 PMThank you!
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Posted by bilocalalia - talking about living in two places | January 30, 2018, 8:18 PM