Flapper Press Poetry Café 2023 Summer Ekphrastic Poetry Contest Winners!

Posted on 2023-09-04 by Bartholomew Barker

I am particularly proud that my poem, Overnight at the Downs, was selected as one of the winners of this summer’s Flapper Press Ekphrastic Poetry Contest. I wrote the poem based on Alistair Little’s painting (shown above) Round & Round.

Many thanks to Flapper Press for choosing my poem and to my fellow poets of the Living Poetry workshop for their fine suggestions which greatly improved my first draft.

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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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28 Responses to Flapper Press Poetry Café 2023 Summer Ekphrastic Poetry Contest Winners!

  1. Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶's avatar The Sicilian Storyteller says:
    2023-09-04 at 19:27

    Congratulations! Was a great poem!

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  2. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2023-09-04 at 19:28

    Congratulations Bart …

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  3. trE's avatar trE says:
    2023-09-04 at 20:32

    All right, Bart! This is extraordinary! Congratulations!

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  4. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2023-09-04 at 20:49

    Great job! Your poem compliments the painting quite nicely!

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  5. laurastamps's avatar laurastamps says:
    2023-09-04 at 20:58

    That is AWESOME!!!! Congratulations!!!

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  6. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2023-09-05 at 02:22

    Congratulations! Well deserved win. I saw the call for submissions. Little’s wor is beautiful. I like his style. It has a almost a textural quality.

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  7. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2023-09-05 at 03:14

    Congratulations! It’s a very fine poem fitting to the painting. 👏🎉🥳👏👏

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  8. Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld's avatar Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld says:
    2023-09-05 at 10:35

    Weel-deserved! Congratulations. I particulary like;”instead of sleeping on this wooden bench,

    blanket of betting slips and the Racing Form.”

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  9. Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse's avatar Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse says:
    2023-09-05 at 11:03

    Congratulations, Bart, your poem does the picture justice. ❤️❌🙂

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  10. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2023-09-06 at 05:34

    This poem is subtle and clever and catches addiction perfectly – continuing doing something, even though you know it harms you.
    Most excellent.

    The evening after I’d read this I saw an ad. on the telly – placed by ‘Paddy’ betting – advising people to gamble responsibly.

    Real message – gamble.

    http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=16481

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  11. utopicdystopian's avatar utopicdystopian says:
    2023-09-08 at 09:38

    Congratulations!

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  12. Dawn Pisturino's avatar Dawn Pisturino says:
    2023-09-11 at 14:07

    Congratulations!

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  13. Cheryl Batavia's avatar Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet says:
    2023-09-23 at 22:54

    Congratulations, Bart! I enjoyed your poignant poem. It fit the image very well. <3

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