Hope this ignites some inspiration and you’ll post your 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.
Brazier
Coughed out an orange angst
lined with yellow spit
venomous but warm
a brazier tried hard to argue
on a dark winter night
with a nonchalant universe…
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Posted by utopicdystopian | December 1, 2025, 10:22 AMLove those last three lines. Great work!
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | December 1, 2025, 2:44 PMA fiery haibun. Thanks for sharing, Nolcha!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 1, 2025, 7:49 PMAnd thank you for another fine ekphrastic image!
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Posted by crazy4yarn2 | December 2, 2025, 3:49 PMHere is my offering https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/dancing-flames/
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Posted by poetisatinta | December 1, 2025, 4:27 PMA lovely little haiku. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | December 1, 2025, 7:55 PMThank you 😊
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Posted by poetisatinta | December 2, 2025, 1:01 AMLove the imagery…
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Posted by utopicdystopian | December 1, 2025, 10:31 PM