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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

June Visual Poetry Prompt

Your June visual poetry prompt is looking at you. Post your response below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Thoughtful

This week, let’s write a thoughtful poem. Could it be that human intelligence comes from being social creatures? That would give our prompt a nice double meaning. Post your thoughtful thoughts below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Discord

This week let’s write a poem about discord. Let’s have conflict and chaos, clashes and confusion. Post your clamor below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Earshot

This week let’s write a poem about being in earshot of something. Ever eavesdrop in a restaurant, overhear something you shouldn’t? Post what you learned below.  

May Visual Poetry Prompt

Good dog or bad dog? Let me know in the comments below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Intriguing Words

We’ve made it to the last day of National Poetry Month! Hope you got a lot of writing done. Here’s my favorite prompt from last week on Poetic Asides. For today’s prompt, pick an intriguing and/or seldom-used word, make it the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. If you have a limited … Continue reading

Monday Poetry Prompt: Temptation

We’re three-quarters of the way through National Poetry Month. Here’s my favorite prompt from last week: For today’s prompt, write a temptation poem. Nearly everyone is tempted by something: fame, glory, money, chocolate. Today is the perfect day to give in to the temptation to write about your (or “a friend’s”) temptation. Also, I totally … Continue reading

Monday Poetry Prompt: Favorite

Hope everyone is enjoying National Poetry Month and gets lots of good work done. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to follow Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides blog for a daily prompt this month. Here’s what he offered this morning. For today’s prompt, write a favorite poem. Maybe that sounds a bit silly, but … Continue reading

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