Free Verse Revolution: Tahmina

Posted on 2022-09-24 by Bartholomew Barker

I am very proud to announce that one of my poems, Another Birth, has been published in the current issue of Free Verse Revolution: Tahmina: (love & loss). You can download the PDF for free but, once you see it, I’m sure you’ll want physical copy for your bookshelves. It’s gorgeous!

I dedicated Another Birth to Phillis Wheatley. She was the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry. I wish I could claim that I was thinking of her while writing the poem but I didn’t know about her yet. I was thinking about how dangerous pregnancy is for our mothers and while looking up famous people who died in childbirth, her name appeared.

Thank you to Kristiana Reed for publishing my work and my raven-haired muse for the inspiration.

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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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19 Responses to Free Verse Revolution: Tahmina

  1. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2022-09-24 at 18:20

    Congratulations Bartholomew! A beautiful poem set within a beautiful anthology!! Autograph my copy please! 😊

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  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-09-24 at 19:27

    Congratulations!

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  3. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2022-09-24 at 19:33

    Congratulations Bart

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  4. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-09-25 at 09:55

    Congratulations Bart! 👍💚

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  5. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-09-25 at 10:45

    I can’t help thinking it’s a design fault – not just in humans either.

    Well expressed though, Bart. Very well expressed.

    Toe-curling enjoyment to toe-curling pain. Indeedy- doodly do.

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  6. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-09-26 at 00:31

    A day later and I have finally been able to read the poem. Very moving, particularly the haunting phrase, “fulfilled yet empty.” Great work.

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  7. markrenney2's avatar markrenney2 says:
    2022-09-26 at 01:02

    Congratulations.

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  8. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey says:
    2022-09-26 at 09:03

    Congratulations!

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  9. Dawn Pisturino's avatar Dawn Pisturino says:
    2022-09-28 at 11:02

    Congratulations!

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