Free Verse Revolution: Compass

Posted on 2023-10-26 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m am very proud to announce that two of my poems have been included in Free Verse Revolution Issue XI: compass which is now available for free digital download or to purchase a good old fashioned hard copy for display on your bookshelf. (Readers in India should get their hard copy from Pothi since apparently Lulu won’t ship there.)

One of my poems is called “Directions to My Place”. It was one of my April Poems-A-Day posted here six months ago. The other is “Nasal Magnetite” and if you want to read it, you’ll have to download the PDF or buy a copy like a good poetry consumer. Here’s the opening stanza:

I don’t get lost—
probably an over-sized
hunk of magnetite
behind my nose
is to blame…

Many thanks to JeanMarie Olivieri for reviewing the poem and making some keen suggestions before I submitted it.

Unknown's avatar

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.
This entry was posted in Ephemera, Poetry and tagged , , , , . Bookmark the permalink.

29 Responses to Free Verse Revolution: Compass

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2023-10-26 at 19:57

    Congratulations to you and JM.

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply
  2. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2023-10-26 at 21:29

    Congratulations Bartholomew! Fantastic honor and achievement!! 🏆

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply
  3. trE's avatar trE says:
    2023-10-26 at 21:55

    Congratulations, Bart! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply
  4. anitashope's avatar anitashope says:
    2023-10-27 at 01:17

    Congratulations.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  5. DD's avatar DD says:
    2023-10-27 at 02:05

    I was going to lament my ignorance of free verse revolution (amongst many other things) but then I realised that this lifetime habit of following clues left by others (books left on library desks in the old days and nowadays cyberous links) has led me to find your words in compass. And I like that.
    I like my life of random meandering and I like those poems too.
    Congratulations.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  6. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2023-10-27 at 02:20

    You are most welcome. Congratulations on publication.!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  7. Amarela's avatar Amarela says:
    2023-10-27 at 06:05

    Congratulations ✨️

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  8. Dawn Pisturino's avatar Dawn Pisturino says:
    2023-10-27 at 11:02

    Congratulations!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  9. Bianca Alina's avatar Bianca Alina says:
    2023-10-27 at 12:24

    Congratulations, Bartholomew! ✨

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  10. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2023-10-27 at 13:48

    Congrats and thank you for the link! 👏🏻

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  11. Nicole Smith's avatar Nicole Smith says:
    2023-10-27 at 18:23

    Congratulations!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  12. MsHazyBrain's avatar MsHazyBrain says:
    2023-10-28 at 20:03

    Congratulations friend

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  13. Mellow Curmudgeon's avatar Mellow Curmudgeon says:
    2023-11-17 at 13:09

    Tho not often fond of free verse, I enjoyed the humorous way *Directions to My Place* deals with the idea that personal identity emerges from decades of choices and experiences that don’t ride on a separate soul like remoras riding on a shark. Well done.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

Leave a reply to JeanMarie Cancel reply