Here’s a visual poetry prompt courtesy of JeanMarie Olivieri. Let it inspire then post your poem below.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop 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 a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
Living Poetry
Just posted my poem. https://bartbarker.wordpress.com/2018/02/05/womanizer/
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 5, 2018, 8:11 PMGive me all the credit you want for the picture. Just don’t blame me for that poem. Ha! 🙂
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Posted by JeanMarie | February 6, 2018, 4:55 AMToo nutty. Too sweet.
Too sticky. Too neat.
I like men like I like chocolate.
Toothsome and bitter.
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Posted by JeanMarie | February 6, 2018, 4:59 AMExcellent work! Love the word “toothsome”.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 6, 2018, 10:28 AM