
This week let’s write an angry poem. Anger is a reasonable reaction to the injustices of the world so let’s put some in verse and post them in the comments 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.
I just posted an Angry Summer Sonnet to my blog: http://www.bartbarkerpoet.com/2020/06/22/angry-summer-sonnet/
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | June 22, 2020, 8:12 PMstealing from my joy
what makes anger a disease
is feeding it
grow flowers
feed bees
we need more honey
but oh that vinegar
does make a great
sweet and sour
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | June 23, 2020, 10:11 AMLove the honey and vinegar contrast
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | June 23, 2020, 10:17 AMThank you!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | June 23, 2020, 10:26 AMNice switcheroo!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | June 23, 2020, 4:54 PMThank you!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | June 23, 2020, 5:22 PMAnger
hey
you little spark
I am sorry that
I keep denying you, rejecting you
blaming you for ruining everything
you suffer for my immature behaviour
will you forgive me
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | June 23, 2020, 10:16 AMThat little spark ! Indeed!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | June 23, 2020, 10:27 AM😉
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | June 23, 2020, 10:27 AMThat’s an interesting question, is anger forgiving. Maybe another poem there.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | June 23, 2020, 4:56 PM