I am very proud to announce that my Self Portrait has been published at Panoply, A Literary Zine. I’ve been submitting to Panoply for years so this is especially gratifying. Big thanks to Andrea, Clara, Jeff, and Ryn there.
And further gratitude to my muse who suggested I write a poem imaging myself as a house. It’s a great prompt.
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.
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
Congrats
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Thanks
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Yay you have made it 😊☺️
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Thank you! Now that I’ve made it to Panoply, it’s time to aim even higher.
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👏👍
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The poem is exquisite. I can see why it was accepted and published. Yes! Congratulations!
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Thank you, Tre. It did turn out rather well.
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You’re most welcome. Yes, sir, it did.
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Bravo!! Well earned.
I loved the four layered descent and each level was full of such beautiful images but the last one in the field just felt like the perfect place!!
Just lovely.
Congrats again, M
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Thank you, Mary!
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I love it. Well done you, and kiddos to your muse.
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Thank you, K. I’ll pass that along to her.
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Congratulations! 👏
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Thank you, Brandon!
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congratulations
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thanks for all your feedback over years
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Congratulations. Excellent poem.
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Thank you very much, Mark.
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What a wonderful poem! Congratulations!
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Glad you liked it. This poem is also going to be part of an art exhibit in my little town where a visual artist is going to create a new work based on that poem and I’m writing a new poem based on one of her pieces. I’ll be posting about it January.
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