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Monday Poetry Prompt: Chimney

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This week let’s write a chimney poem. Hang your best metaphors and similes with care in the hopes that some readers soon will be there. Then post your poem, covered with ashes and snow, right there, down in the comments below.

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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 “Monday Poetry Prompt: Chimney”

  1. JeanMarie's avatar

    Now how could I possibly write a poem better than the one you wrote for the prompt?

    Thank you Bartholomew, for everything you do for Living Poetry. Happy Holidays!

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    Posted by JeanMarie | December 22, 2025, 2:04 PM
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  2. crazy4yarn2's avatar

    I See Santa, No, I Don’t

    Last year, Santa donned a hazmat
    suit and gas mask for his rounds.
    This year, Santa said that yellow
    didn’t suit his skin tone.

    He got sick from batshit
    on my chimney shaft and hearth.
    Medicare refused to cover
    such an odd disease.

    This year, he won’t visit me.
    He emailed me instead.
    I’ll get Starbucks gift cards
    in my stocking Christmas Eve.

    I See Santa, No, I Don’t

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    Posted by crazy4yarn2 | December 22, 2025, 6:47 PM
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