Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. 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 makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
Haha, I did notice some similar sentiments, but wouldn’t consider it as ‘stole ‘😄. And I loved the way how we all inspire each other as I got inspired by your last line as well! 🥂🥳
Nice poem with a really nice surprise reading! Fancy!
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Thanks. Since this one is all about the senses, thought I’d go multimedia on you.
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Sublime! Great piece!
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Enjoyed the reading too 👍👏
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Thanks! Glad it works both ways.
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A great senses feast
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That’s exactly what I was going for.
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Love this!
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Glad you enjoyed it.
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I like this one A LOT. And it just adds more to hear it recited. Well done.
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Thanks! I’m glad to have premiered it at your open mic.
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Lovely! I especially enjoyed the last line😃
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Thanks! Did you notice that I pretty much stole the second stanza from you?
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Haha, I did notice some similar sentiments, but wouldn’t consider it as ‘stole ‘😄. And I loved the way how we all inspire each other as I got inspired by your last line as well! 🥂🥳
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I look forward to reading what that last line inspired!
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🥳🥂
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