It’s the time of year when places are looking for a certain theme in their poetry submissions. Let’s give the people what they want in the comments below.
(Running “Halloween Poetry Submission” through your favorite search engine, is a fine idea.)
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 
I am so busy during the week but have been noodling on the topic.
Obsession
October – not my thing for spooks
November is better
Even the calendar agrees
El dia del muerte, All Saints Day, All Souls Day are all November events
My children laugh at my mild obsession with death
They say it is an Italian thing
But I’m not the only one
Forty percent of Americans believe in ghosts
Sounds like many have mild obsessions
November is optimal time to reflect on them
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Posted by Catherine Penafiel | October 8, 2021, 12:45 PMVery interesting. You could start adding ghosts to your Thanksgiving decorations.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 8, 2021, 6:19 PMHmmm. My traditional family would think I was bonkers.
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Posted by Catherine Penafiel | October 8, 2021, 9:25 PMWe already think she’s bonkers. I say – Ghost up the horn of plenty!
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Posted by JeanMarie | October 11, 2021, 3:28 AMCatherine inspired this:
El Dia del Muertos
Was celebrated on the day
Of our brother’s homegoing
The center of the church was filled
With memories of lost souls
I think he would have been pleased
I heard that he howled at the moon
And I know he took the name
Of Rising Son
Yes, he would have been pleased
I personally would have liked the feeling
Like Halloween was my homegoing
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | October 10, 2021, 5:58 PMThat is beautiful. So glad I could spark something for you
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Posted by Catherine Penafiel | October 11, 2021, 5:12 PMEl Dia del Muertos
Was celebrated on the day
Of our brother’s homegoing
The center of the church was filled
With memories of lost souls
I think he would have been pleased
I heard that he howled at the moon
And I know he took the name
Of Rising Son
Yes, he would have been pleased
I personally would have liked the feeling
Like Halloween was my homegoing
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | October 10, 2021, 5:59 PMVery nice! Love that he howled at the moon.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 10, 2021, 8:04 PMOne size fits all
Is not a real thing
unless it’s a death shroud.
I ruined mother’s sheets
but won first prize.
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Posted by JeanMarie | October 11, 2021, 3:30 AMWell worth it!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 11, 2021, 5:36 PM