How many…

Posted on 2021-02-01 by Bartholomew Barker

How many sugared hearts
will it take to feed
you the entire poem
of my devotion?

More than all the insulin
in the world could absorb.

For this month’s Living Poetry Visual Prompt.

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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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11 Responses to How many…

  1. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2021-02-02 at 01:32

    Super sweet!

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  2. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2021-02-07 at 10:54

    Divinely sweet!

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  3. KK's avatar KK says:
    2021-02-21 at 08:38

    Very sweet!!

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