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July 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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13 thoughts on “July Visual Poetry Prompt

  1. crazy4yarn2's avatar

    Carnival

    The flowers on the bush line up
    to ride the Ferris wheel.
    They comb their yellow
    hair with clouds,
    and black eyes dance
    with sunshine.
    They plan to stay
    right where they are
    til someone comes to prune them.

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    Posted by crazy4yarn2 | July 1, 2024, 7:56 PM

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