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November Visual Poetry Prompt

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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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7 thoughts on “November Visual Poetry Prompt”

  1. nolchafox's avatar

    First frost

    reminds me leaves will drop
    and brown and crunch and scatter,
    that soon I’ll wrap my brittle bones
    in fleece and wool and shivers,
    that sidewalks will be coated ice
    and I must watch my step,
    that snow and ice will melt in spring
    and bring us fruit and flowers.

    Published in Medusa’s Kitchen

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    Posted by nolchafox | November 6, 2023, 7:37 AM
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  2. Donncha Ó Corcráin's avatar

    I want to say ‘harmless’ …
    or ‘the cycle of life’
    these images of death,
    countless innocents,
    blanketing my field of view.

    I turn off the news.
    I can take no more.
    A thousand eyes for an eye,
    A thousand teeth for a tooth.

    No, I’ll turn to poetry.
    On this Monday morn
    And pray, if there is a god …
    … hah …
    there is no god
    which condones or forgives
    this blood-lust passage of fall.

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    Posted by Donncha Ó Corcráin | November 6, 2023, 8:13 AM
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  3. JeanMarie's avatar

    My messy garden and unkept lawn
    Shelters and feeds creatures
    Small and unseen

    I would rather be a good citizen of Earth
    Then a compliant homeowner

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    Posted by JeanMarie | November 11, 2023, 4:21 AM
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