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 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, Poet 
I very much enjoyed reading this and the back story of how this poetry came to be.
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Thanks. Glad you liked it.
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Kudos and applause to you! And thanks for the shout-out. It takes a village (Living Poetry on Meetup.com).
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Indeed. Canyon went through at a couple of revision workshops too.
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It’s beautiful.
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I’m glad you like it. Thanks!
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One of your best, I’d say.
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Thanks! I usually don’t write “shape” poems or even particularly enjoy them.
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