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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 421 posts for Living Poetry

Monday Poetry Prompt: Attraction

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ February 15, 2021 ⋅ 10 Comments

This week let’s write an attraction poem. Magnets, gravity, moths to flames, we live in a world of attraction. Post your attractive poem in the comments below. (Bonus points for including the $50 word “cynosure” and making it sound natural.)

Monday Poetry Prompt: Especially, Sale, Spirit

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ February 8, 2021 ⋅ 19 Comments

This week let’s do another three random words prompt. I rolled the dice and got “especially”, “sale” and “spirit”. Write a poem using all three words and post the result in the comments below.

February Visual Poetry Prompt

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ February 1, 2021 ⋅ 20 Comments

Post your candy in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Rescue

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ January 25, 2021 ⋅ 11 Comments

This week let’s write a rescue poem. Are you the hero/heroine or are you the damsel/dandy in distress? Rescue this post in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Whim

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ January 18, 2021 ⋅ 15 Comments

This week let’s write a whim poem. Ever done something on a whim that turned out to be a big mistake? Or did it end up being the best thing ever? Or was it merely whimsical? Post your whimsies in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Lady, Island, Essential

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ January 11, 2021 ⋅ 29 Comments

I tried something different for this week’s prompt. I pulled a list of the 1000 most common words in English and then randomly chose three: lady, island, essential. Write a poem which includes all three words and post it in the comments below.

January Visual Prompt

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ January 4, 2021 ⋅ 10 Comments

Will this be a monumental month? Post your answer in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: New

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ December 28, 2020 ⋅ 16 Comments

This week let’s write a new poem— a poem about the state of newness. And it should also be a new poem, don’t just pull one from the archives. That’s the whole point of the Monday Poetry Prompt, after all. Post your newest in the comments below.