Shameless Self-Promotion

Posted on 2019-12-07 by Bartholomew Barker

Basic RGBNeed a last minute gift this holiday season? My chapbook Milkshakes & Chilidogs and other food poems is available. You’ll get 24 tasty poems for $4.95 paperback or $1.99 digital with zero calories!

Here’s a sample from the dessert section, one of my holiday chocolate poems.

Treasure

Small bag
of silent coins
gold and silver
foil-wrapped
treasure

They do not jingle
jingle all the way
beautiful as winter
sparking stars
held in the hands
of a greedy boy

More valuable
than precious metals
more fleeting
lost on a spin of shin
more delicate
melting on fingers
and lips

Give me no objects
wrapped in pretty paper
treasure to bury
or clutter shelves
collect dust

Give me events
a smile a wink a glance
moments lost forever
a small plate with two forks
volatile unreliable
sweet memories
to treasure

Give me art
to consume
with you
for a taste
of eternity

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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.
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10 Responses to Shameless Self-Promotion

  1. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2019-12-07 at 22:54

    “with no calories” made me laugh. I can vouch for the book. It really is (poetically) delicious.

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  2. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2019-12-08 at 10:05

    Sharing! It is a great book. It would be an awesome gift.

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  3. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2019-12-08 at 10:10

    I just realized that I never reviewed this, but it’s done now!

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  4. Ali Grimshaw's avatar Ali Grimshaw says:
    2019-12-21 at 13:52

    This sums it up for me, “a small plate with two forks.” sharing a moment is the best gift. Good luck with your book.

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  5. Scribbling Wreck Poetry's avatar Scribbling Wreck Poetry says:
    2019-12-31 at 17:29

    Congratulations on your book… I hope to try a slice. :)

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