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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 420 posts for Living Poetry

July Musical Prompt

Monday Poetry Prompt: City

This week let’s write a city poem. Write about the city you live in, the city you’re from or the city where you’d like to be. Or maybe why you don’t want to be in any cities. Post your place in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Each, Paper, Sense

This week let’s write a poem with the words each, paper and sense 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. Post your poems in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Ethereal

This week let’s write an ethereal poem, more in the highly refined, delicate sense than the heavenly, spiritual sense. Of course, one can be a metaphor for the other. Post your rarefied effort in the comments below.

July Visual Poetry Prompt

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Monday Poetry Prompt: Island

This week let’s write an island poem. The poem can be set on an island, mention an island or use an island as a metaphor for something. No peninsulas! Post your insular poem in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Arrange, Express, Record

This week let’s write a poem with the words arrange, express and record 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. Post your poems in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Architecture

This week let’s write an architectural poem. Architecture, like poetry, is an art form so this could count as an ekphrastic prompt. Write a poem about a famous building or architect, or maybe design your own building with a poem instead of blueprints. Post your construction in the comments below.

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