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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

July Visual Poetry Prompt

Post your pickings in the comments below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Remember

While I know this blog has a worldwide audience, I wanted to alert the Americans that we just named the next Poet Laureate of the United States, Joy Harjo. This week, let’s take her poem Remember as the prompt. Maybe make your own list of things to remember. Or things to forget. But don’t forget … Continue reading

Monday Poetry Prompt: Incognito

This week let’s write an incognito poem. What would you write if you knew no one would know you wrote it? Post the results in the comments below, if you dare.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Beam

This week let’s write a beam poem. Beams can be solid and structural or as insubstantial as moonlight. Post your choice in the comments below.    

June Visual Poetry Prompt

Another visual poetry prompt courtesy JeanMarie Olivieri. You know what to do.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Harp

This week let’s write a harp poem. Think about the sound of the harp and maybe the heavenly associations with that musical instrument. Post your pluckings in the comments below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Humbug

This week let’s write a humbug poem. There’s a sucker born every minute. How many of them are poets? Post your answer in the comments below.  

May Visual Poetry Prompt

Write if you find work.

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