Fraiku: End of March

Posted on 2023-03-31 by Bartholomew Barker

It starts tomorrow
like a fool I take a deep breath
as April looms

(National Poetry Month starts in a few hours and, yet again, I’ll be writing a poem every day. Wish me strength.)

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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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36 Responses to Fraiku: End of March

  1. jaidai23's avatar jai says:
    2023-03-31 at 19:15

    Wishing you strength, Bartholomew. I may give it a try myself…I’ll think on it tonight.

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  2. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-03-31 at 19:23

    April is here
    I have not been fooled
    Yet?

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  3. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2023-03-31 at 19:25

    Good luck. May the Muse be with you.

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  4. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2023-03-31 at 21:03

    There’s strength in numbers Bartholomew! I’m doing it as well!! 😊

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  5. anitashope's avatar anitashope says:
    2023-03-31 at 21:23

    Strength and beauty as you write.

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  6. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2023-04-01 at 00:01

    May the images and metaphors flow freely. May the words pile up neatly.

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  7. Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse's avatar Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse says:
    2023-04-01 at 00:12

    I wish you strength and I am sure your muse will be with you. Good luck! I will be participating too. ✍️❤️🙂

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  8. luvgoodcarp's avatar luvgoodcarp says:
    2023-04-01 at 07:44

    Nice nod to Edna. Love it.

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  9. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet says:
    2023-04-01 at 10:28

    Love the poem. <3 You remind me that I still have to come up with a prank to play on Robert! :)

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  10. jaidai23's avatar jai says:
    2023-04-01 at 12:18

    I did it! First poem is up. 😊

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