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
The Proud Gatherers
the water-carriers with colourful urns
poised so prettily on their heads
their figures are upright and elegant
swaying in their bright cheery saris
they are the life force of the barren land
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | September 8, 2020, 5:49 AMGreat work. Especially that last line.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 8, 2020, 5:51 PMThank you! 😊
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | September 8, 2020, 6:32 PMLife force indeed! Well expressed.
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | September 10, 2020, 12:07 AM😊
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Posted by Cassa Bassa | September 10, 2020, 12:56 AMLovely Ladies of Art
arlene s bice
The lovely ladies that manage this art
walking gracefully under a vase of liquid
allowing the rhythm to match their part
the lovely ladies that manage this art
at an early age when they do start
when they are young, each just a kid
the lovely ladies that manage this art
walking gracefully under a vase of liquid.
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Posted by purplestoneblog | September 9, 2020, 7:09 AMVery nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 9, 2020, 5:36 PMLovely words which paint the picture well.
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | September 10, 2020, 12:06 AMhttps://prolificpulse.blog/2020/09/11/balance-its-life/
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | September 11, 2020, 4:30 PMVery nice.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | September 11, 2020, 7:33 PMThank you!
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | September 11, 2020, 8:01 PM