This week let’s write a torture poem. It doesn’t have to be about literal torture. We’ve all been tortured in class, business meetings, bad first dates. Rack your torturous poem 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.
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Posted by Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris | January 30, 2023, 8:09 AMGreat work! Very tortured!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 30, 2023, 8:02 PMhttp://metabolizinggodsword.com/2023/02/12/tortured/
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Posted by joshuacushman89 | February 12, 2023, 9:56 AMGreat work. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 12, 2023, 11:19 AMLate is better than never
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Posted by Second Act Blogger | February 14, 2023, 7:15 PMThat’s right. It’s never too late for poetry.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | February 14, 2023, 7:23 PM