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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.
Bartholomew Barker has written 443 posts for Living Poetry

Monday Poetry Prompt: Common, Rise, Wordsworth

This week let’s write a poem with the words common, rise and Wordsworth 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: Born in the…

This week let’s write a Born in the somewhere poem. Replace somewhere with the place you were born and make the poem about being born there. However, I must insist, DO NOT write a Born in the USA poem! It’s been done. Of course, the somewhere might not be a place at all, if you … Continue reading

July Visual Poetry Prompt

Thirsty?

June Musical Poetry Prompt

This one gets used in a lot of movies but I don’t want a screenplay. Just post your poem in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Beach

This week let’s write a beach poem. It’s that time of year, here in the northern hemisphere, for a summer vacation. If you love going to the beach, write about why. If you hate going to the beach, write about why. Whatever your feelings, make us feel them too in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Black, Govern, Solstice

This week let’s write a poem with the words black, govern and solstice 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: Patient

This week let’s write a patient poem. In this context, “patient” is the adjective meaning to be willing or able to wait. Show us someone or something that illustrates patience. Don’t rush! But still post your poem in the comments below.

June Visual Poetry Prompt

Ahoy! Post your poem in the comments below.

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