Monthly Archives: April 2019

Stopped

Posted on 2019/04/30 by Bartholomew Barker

To conclude National Poetry Month, I attended a workshop offered by the North Carolina Writers’ Network, lead by our state Poet Laureate, Jaki Shelton Green, entitled The Poet Witnesses: Writing Documentary Poetry. For our writing prompt she shared a cool … Continue reading →

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Oh no, not again

Posted on 2019/04/29 by Bartholomew Barker

Twenty-nine down, one to go. I’m exhausted. Does it show? For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Again,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your poem. … Continue reading →

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The Four Freedoms (Revised and Amended)

Posted on 2019/04/28 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a remix poem. That is, remix one of your poems from earlier in the month. There are many ways to do this. Turn a free verse poem into a traditional form (using lines from the original … Continue reading →

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To The Moon

Posted on 2019/04/27 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, pick a direction, make that the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. There are so many directions: north, south, up, down, left, right, over, under, etc. But there are also more specific directions like … Continue reading →

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Evening Sonnet

Posted on 2019/04/26 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write an evening poem. A poem about or during the night. Or take evening a completely different direction and think of evening the score or making things more even (or fair or whatever). Evening Sonnet Even though … Continue reading →

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Lament of the Law-Abiding

Posted on 2019/04/25 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write an exile poem. Exile is a noun, a verb, and an American rock band from Richmond, Kentucky. A person, animal, or object can be exiled. But people and animals also exile others–or even exile themselves. Lament … Continue reading →

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Completely Natural

Posted on 2019/04/24 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Complete (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your poem. Possible titles include: “Complete Best Day I Ever Had,” “Complete … Continue reading →

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The Four Freedoms

Posted on 2019/04/23 by Bartholomew Barker

Time for our fourth (but not final) Two for Tuesday of the month! Pick one prompt or use both…your choice! Write a free poem. Write a not free poem. The Four Freedoms “Freedom isn’t free” or so I’ve heard. It … Continue reading →

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Flat Stanley

Posted on 2019/04/22 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a correspondence poem. Maybe write a poem that would fit on a postcard or in a letter. Or write a poem about correspondence school. Or jump into newer forms of correspondence like e-mail or text messaging. … Continue reading →

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Sketching Sonnet

Posted on 2019/04/21 by Bartholomew Barker

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 or situations. Or just sketch something else … Continue reading →

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