About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. 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 makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
Living Poetry
Thank you, Bartholomew, for this interesting photo prompt. I posted my contribution here: https://prolificpulse.blog/2019/12/02/stones-of-the-graveyard/
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | December 2, 2019, 2:24 PMVery interesting. I didn’t expect that to go where it did. Nicely done!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 2, 2019, 8:28 PMThank you!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | December 2, 2019, 8:44 PMVery good. Stones have emotions — I’m a believer now (wink).
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Posted by Steve Croft | December 5, 2019, 11:13 AMThank you!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | December 6, 2019, 2:40 AMUm…. are you trying to tell me something? 🙂
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Posted by JeanMarie | December 2, 2019, 3:14 PMThere were too many “cheery” December photos so when I found this one, I just had to use it.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 2, 2019, 8:29 PMWe Don’t Dwell Here
We came naked
welcomed by clapping hands
and joyful tears
the in breath of the spirit
gave us life on earth
We left naked
farewelled by gripping arms
and tears of sorrow
soulless husks returned to dust
to feed the moss filled ruin
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | December 3, 2019, 7:30 AMLove that last line. Great work!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 3, 2019, 4:38 PMThank you!
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | December 3, 2019, 4:44 PMVery good. Empathetic/ poetic/ sage.
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Posted by Steve Croft | December 5, 2019, 11:10 AMThank you!
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | December 5, 2019, 4:38 PMLamentable – https://awisewomansjourney.wordpress.com/2019/12/03/lamentable/
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Posted by Deborah | December 3, 2019, 5:33 PMVery nice combo of two prompts. Well done.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 3, 2019, 9:08 PMThank you so much Bartholomew! Happy Holidays! ❤
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Posted by Deborah | December 3, 2019, 9:41 PMNice! Well done.
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Posted by JeanMarie | December 3, 2019, 9:48 PMThank you Jeanmarie and Happy Holidays! ❤
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Posted by Deborah | December 3, 2019, 10:36 PMVery good. Otherworld/ broken world.
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Posted by Steve Croft | December 5, 2019, 11:08 AM