Survivor Anger Published at Edge of Humanity

Posted on 2023-02-20 by Bartholomew Barker

I am proud to announce that Edge of Humanity Magazine has published a new poem of mine, Survivor Anger. I strongly encourage all my readers check it out and follow their excellent site.

Here’s the first stanza of six, to pique your interest:

Standing amid the smoldering wreckage
of my life with just a few scratches
I wonder how I got so lucky…

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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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27 Responses to Survivor Anger Published at Edge of Humanity

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-02-20 at 21:05

    A grand poem indeed Bart …
    We exist because we survive …

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  2. pensivepoetblog's avatar pensivepoetblog says:
    2023-02-20 at 22:17

    That definitely looks like the Alaskan Earthquake that hit Valdez and drove all the fishing boats up on the land. I was in Alaska then so this really hits home for me.

    M

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  3. jaidai23's avatar jai says:
    2023-02-20 at 23:06

    Congratulations, Bartholomew. Well deserved. 👏👏👏

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2023-02-21 at 03:08

    I went to the ‘Edge of Humanity’ (the irony isn’t lost on me).

    Bart. – you’ve done it again – caught so much, in a short poem.

    I used to try to see and tell myself that it was all for a reason – I stopped doing that – and just get on with it. It is for a reason – that reason being – life, living, learning. Not for a ‘whole scheme of things’ kind of reason – or, I don’t think so.

    I would have ‘Just get on with it’ on my headstone, but I don’t intend to have a headstone – ashes scattered on a cliff-top – no lectures – my lecturing will be over.

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  5. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2023-02-21 at 03:59

    Congratulations! It’s a powerful piece.

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  6. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2023-02-21 at 05:20

    Extremely thought-provoking work Bartholomew! 🧐

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  7. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2023-02-21 at 14:04

    Not everything has a reason, and not everything is a coincidence. We are constantly being challenged

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  8. markrenney2's avatar markrenney2 says:
    2023-02-21 at 16:07

    Powerful.

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  9. wordsandcoffee1's avatar wordsandcoffee1 says:
    2023-02-25 at 11:36

    Congratulations!

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  10. Cindy Georgakas's avatar Cindy Georgakas says:
    2023-02-25 at 13:53

    Love this Bart. Congrats! 💗

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  11. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2023-02-26 at 11:30

    Congratulations 🎊 my friend!! Well deserved!! 💝

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