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: Humbug

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ May 13, 2019 ⋅ 2 Comments

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

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ May 6, 2019 ⋅ 9 Comments

Write if you find work.

2019 April PAD Challenge: Day 27

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ April 29, 2019 ⋅ 3 Comments

Just two more days. Just two more days. Hope the poem-a-day challenge has been going well. Just two more days. And if you declined the challenge, hope you’ve been writing none the less. I didn’t like Sunday’s prompt so here’s Saturday’s. For today’s prompt, pick a direction, make that the title of your poem, and … Continue reading →

2019 April PAD Challenge: Day 21

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ April 22, 2019 ⋅ 2 Comments

Sunday’s prompt from the Poetic Asides blog. We’re two-thirds of the way through the month. It’s getting tough but stick to it! For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that’s like a sketch of a moment or an object. But you can play around with sketchy people … Continue reading →

2019 April PAD Challenge: Day 15

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ April 15, 2019 ⋅ 5 Comments

Sorry for the late post. Living Poetry celebrated its 10th anniversary on Saturday and Sunday I was a featured reader at Carrboro’s Poetry on your Plate. I trust you went to Robert Lee Brewer’s April Poem-a-day Challenge directly but, if not: For today’s prompt, write a prediction poem. Make a prediction. Write about another person’s … Continue reading →

2019 April PAD Challenge: Day 7

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ April 8, 2019 ⋅ 6 Comments

Reminder: for April we’re following Robert Lee Brewer’s April Poem-a-day Challenge. This was yesterday’s prompt: For today’s prompt, write a jealous poem. Maybe you’re jealous. Or maybe someone else is jealous of you–or someone else. Whether envious of another or suspicious of a partner, dive deep into this emotion today.

National Poetry Month

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ April 1, 2019 ⋅ 9 Comments

Welcome to April, National Poetry Month! It promises to be a busy, exhausting month for poets. Many of us will be writing a poem-a-day. For daily prompts I suggest following Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides blog. I’ll just be re-posting his Sunday prompt here for our usual Monday Poetry Prompt this month. I’ll also be … Continue reading →

Monday Poetry Prompt: Cooked

Posted by Bartholomew Barker ⋅ March 25, 2019 ⋅ 8 Comments

This week let’s write a cooked poem. Food is very inspiring and everybody eats so post your well done dish in the comments below.

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