This was a visual poetry prompt from my Germination Workshop last weekend, Paul Gauguin’s painting “Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?” which currently resides in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Post your ekphrastic 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.
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Posted the poem I wrote during the Germination Workshop (with minor edits) to my blog. https://bartbarkerpoet.com/2019/02/04/gauguin/
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 4, 2019, 5:26 PMI think your poem is excellent.
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Posted by Steve Croft | February 6, 2019, 10:11 AMGlad you liked it.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 6, 2019, 12:47 PM