Spotlight on Me

Posted on 2023-11-25 by Bartholomew Barker

The good folks at Spillwords interviewed me for their Spotlight on Writers series and the results have posted. If you ever wanted to know more about me than you should…

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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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24 Responses to Spotlight on Me

  1. Ali Grimshaw's avatar Ali Grimshaw says:
    2023-11-25 at 19:20

    Congratulations. Were you nervous?

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  2. Kym Gordon Moore's avatar Kym Gordon Moore says:
    2023-11-25 at 20:49

    Oh wow, congratulations on such an honor! You deserve it Bartholomew! 😍🥂🥰👏🏼😊

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  3. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2023-11-26 at 00:38

    I like the you are a ‘jerk’ bit…kidding…but not kidding..it’s in the interview…direct quote…..maybe just a bit misleading the readers who haven’t read the spotlight interview….😜

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2023-11-26 at 04:22

    I thought the picture showed you, holding a mug, with your picture on it. Thought – some ego! Then realised that…… it’s you, within you, within you – just so!

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  5. luisa zambrotta's avatar luisa zambrotta says:
    2023-11-26 at 05:51

    Congratulations!

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  6. Ra Na-Ged's avatar Ra Na-Ged says:
    2023-11-26 at 12:40

    That’s awesome!

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  7. yourplateormine967244485's avatar yourplateormine967244485 says:
    2023-11-27 at 22:29

    Congratulations 🎉 so happy for you!! ❣️

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  8. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2023-11-27 at 23:41


    Congratulations. I know you pretty well B but was hoping to learn something new. I did not; just got more evidence of the you-ness of you.

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  9. Dawn Pisturino's avatar Dawn Pisturino says:
    2023-12-06 at 09:28

    Congratulations!

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