This week let’s write a poem inspired by this quote from Amelia Earhart, “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.”
Yesterday, Living Poetry’s founder, Angelika, lead us in a Germination Workshop and this was one of her prompts. I liked it so much, I stole it for the Monday prompt.
Post your poem in the comments below.
About Bartholomew Barker
Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops 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 the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.
Great quote Bart – Amelia is in the news again at the moment 💞 https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2026/10/12/living-poetry-17/
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Posted by poetisatinta | October 12, 2026, 8:13 AMLove the “somedays stacked like unopened doors” Thank for sharing.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 12, 2026, 7:02 PMthe tenacity
maybe its life is still there
hope for miracles
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Posted by rugby843 | October 12, 2026, 3:44 PMLovely haiku. Thanks for sharing!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 12, 2026, 7:07 PMHere’s my poem .
https://theafterlovevoice.org/2026/10/13/monday-poetry-with-bart-13/
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Posted by Maggie | October 12, 2026, 7:18 PMLove the line, “to keep walking when the road disappears”. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | October 12, 2026, 7:27 PM