Monthly Archives: August 2019

Duty

Posted on 2019/08/26 by Bartholomew Barker

Yesterday I hosted a germination workshop for Living Poetry. We had six poets working with eight prompts over two hours. One of the prompts was to write about duty. Duty Even when the words won’t run some days they barely … Continue reading →

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Chana Saag, Hot

Posted on 2019/08/12 by Bartholomew Barker

Chana Saag, Hot I set fire to my mouth with self delusion, misbelieving I could handle the spice. Water doesn’t put it out it spreads it around like flames and gasoline. Nose running, scalp sweating, lips smouldering. My stomach — … Continue reading →

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