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.
The scent, carried on a breath of wind, invisible, a thread pulled taut.
Nose to the damp earth, following the ghost of a memory not yet lived.
Learning the language of the world that predates even him.
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Posted by Taylor W Mills | January 6, 2025, 10:44 AMBrilliant! Love the “ghost of a memory not yet lived”. Thanks for sharing, Taylor!
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | January 6, 2025, 8:18 PMLove it, especially the last three lines. Thanks for sharing, Nolcha!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | January 6, 2025, 9:18 PMThanks, Bartholomew, for such a cute prompt!
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