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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.
Bartholomew Barker has written 423 posts for Living Poetry

Monday Poetry Prompt: Macabre

This week let’s write a macabre poem. ‘Tis the season, after all. Visit a cemetery, plan your funeral, take a nap in the morgue then post your memento mori in the comments below.

October Visual Poetry Prompt

Flesh out a poem inspired by the image above then post it in the comments below.

September Musical Prompt

For this fifth Monday in September, let’s write a poem to a little music. Listen to this three minute piano piece. Normally, I ask you not to do any research into the composition but, in this case, please do. The music is meant to influence you and others then post your poem in the comments … Continue reading

Monday Poetry Prompt: Silhouette

This week let’s write a silhouette poem. The silhouette of someone or something could feature in the narrative or perhaps the we discover that which casts the shadow is not what was expected. Whatever’s revealed, post it in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Okay, Plath, Wage

This week let’s write a poem with the words okay, Plath and wage in it. This is another of those prompts where I randomly choose three words from a list of the top 1000 words in the English language plus a few of my favorites, like Plath, as in Sylvia. Post your poems in the … Continue reading

Monday Poetry Prompt: Blue

This week let’s write a blue poem. Roses are red, you know what to do.

September Visual Prompt

Horseshoe or “U”?

Monday Poetry Prompt: Abnormal

This week let’s write an abnormal poem. You could write about something that’s abnormal, irregular or even anomalous or your poem itself could be abnormal, maybe a sonnet with 13 lines or a haiku with 18 syllables. Whatever your misfit, post it in the comments below.

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