This Friday is All Hallows’ Eve so let’s write a Halloween poem! How could this not be the prompt but I must insist on new work. No reposting old Halloween poems. The blood should still be warm, screams still echoing off toilet-papered trees.
Also wanted to let all the Monday Poetry Prompt poets know that Living Poetry is hosting a Halloween Poetry Party on Zoom this Friday from 7:30pm to 9pm EDT. (That’s 2330 to 0100 GMT to be precise.) Join the Living Poetry Meetup group for more details and to RSVP.
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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Too Scary
Spirits, goblins, ghosts, and witches
promise sugar-coated fright.
The biggest fear of Halloween
is running out of candy.
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | October 27, 2025, 8:57 AMLove the “sugar-coated fright”. Thanks for sharing, Nolcha!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 27, 2025, 7:09 PMYou’re welcome, Bartholomew! The big day is almost upon us, and we still haven’t bought any candy…..
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | October 28, 2025, 8:39 AMGreat image 🎃https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/halloween-hounds/
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Posted by poetisatinta | October 27, 2025, 5:24 PMThanks. It’s amazing what you can find on the free stock photo sites, especially when it’s pets in costume. Poor pups!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 27, 2025, 7:15 PM😄
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Posted by poetisatinta | October 27, 2025, 8:00 PMLove the picture – although of late, it’s hitting too close to home!! 🫢
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Posted by Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris | October 27, 2025, 10:13 PMSorry to trigger you with my prompt, Gypsie, but thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 27, 2025, 10:49 PMNo worries …. Just keep all bedsheets out of the jaws of the defiler! 🐕
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Posted by Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris | October 29, 2025, 12:18 PMHere’s my new Halloween poem.
https://bartbarkerpoet.com/2025/10/28/trick-or-treat-2/
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 28, 2025, 7:21 PM