Canyon

Posted on 2018/03/01 by Bartholomew Barker

One of my poems appears in the current edition of Spank the Carp. Check it out!

The first draft of Canyon was written in the Durham Public Library during a session of the Poetry Factory lead by JeanMarie when she had us list various geographical features then write about one of them. It was also JeanMarie who suggested I turn it into a shape poem and now it’s published. Thanks, JM!

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.

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8 Responses to Canyon

Lisa Tomey says:

2018/03/01 at 18:06

I very much enjoyed reading this and the back story of how this poetry came to be.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2018/03/01 at 18:35
  
  Thanks. Glad you liked it.
  
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JeanMarie says:

2018/03/01 at 18:18

Kudos and applause to you! And thanks for the shout-out. It takes a village (Living Poetry on Meetup.com).

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2018/03/01 at 18:37
  
  Indeed. Canyon went through at a couple of revision workshops too.
  
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Allie Hansen says:

2018/03/02 at 20:19

It’s beautiful.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2018/03/02 at 21:14
  
  I’m glad you like it. Thanks!
  
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Morrow Dowdle says:

2018/03/11 at 14:35

One of your best, I’d say.

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- Bartholomew Barker says:
  
  2018/03/11 at 15:19
  
  Thanks! I usually don’t write “shape” poems or even particularly enjoy them.
  
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