Fraiku: Jazz

Posted on 2021-10-01 by Bartholomew Barker

My parents are jazz musicians
Years ago they improvised a duet
I am the echo of that song

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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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13 Responses to Fraiku: Jazz

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2021-10-01 at 20:00

    And the sound waves ring on …

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  2. trE's avatar trE says:
    2021-10-01 at 20:32

    Nice. Very nice. I love what you did here, Bart.

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  3. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2021-10-01 at 21:36

    Love this! <3

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  4. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2021-10-02 at 09:49

    Very poetic, love it!

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  5. Chen Song Ping's avatar Chen Song Ping @ TPTan says:
    2021-10-02 at 16:41

    Love that ‘echo’!

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  6. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2021-10-05 at 21:44

    Yes, you are. :) Lovely!

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