Retrieval of sticks
is a serious matter
except from water
for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt
Last Friday Susi Bocks from The Short of It interviewed me about the next anthology, Reflections and Revelations. I read my poem Roses at the end. Check it out!
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 
Great haiku and love the picture too!! Will check out your poetry reading too!
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Thank you, Pam! That picture was an inspiring prompt.
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Happy to see you again, Bart! :)
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And you, Susi!
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:)
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What a great pairing of photo and poem. Dogs…gotta love ‘em. 🙂
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We’ve been loving dogs for millennia. Thanks!
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My pleasure, Bartholomew. I love both dogs and cats, but am more of a cat person.
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That would’ve been my guess, given your gravatar.
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Lol…kind of gave myself away there. ☺️
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Wonderful interview, Bartholomew!
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Thank you, Dawn. Susi did a great job.
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