Sputnik at Whispers and Echoes

Posted on 2022-10-04 by Bartholomew Barker

Today is the 65th anniversary of the launch of humanity’s first artificial satellite. When Whispers and Echoes put out a call for “history haiku” to be posted in late September and early October, I knew I had to write one for Sputnik.

We need to better celebrate our planetary holidays. Here’s my list:

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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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8 Responses to Sputnik at Whispers and Echoes

  2. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-10-04 at 19:38

    I like that one!

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  3. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-10-05 at 04:29

    Re. space-junk….. here’s a tale – years ago at a family christening, my Dad was talking with a very old nun, who was scandalised when he said that we can’t go to heaven now as there’s too much space-junk in the way. Dad had a very relaxed approach to his Catholicism – the nun – didn’t!

    And…marking planetary turning points….. http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=15932

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-10-05 at 07:07

    PS….you might like this…a snippet from a song by Kirsty McColl….

    “I saw two shooting stars last night
    I wished on them but they were only satellites
    Is it wrong to wish on space hardware
    I wish, I wish, I wish you’d care”

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