pure haiku

Posted on 2024-02-01 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m proud to announce that one of my haiku has been published at pure haiku. This was part of their ekphrastic Three Trees series based on the image above by Elisa Ang.

Many thanks to Freya for accepting my seventeen syllables.

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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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17 Responses to pure haiku

  1. johnlmalone's avatar johnlmalone says:
    2024-02-01 at 21:03

    brilliant ! yes, the picture and poem complement each other which, I understand, is the intent of ekphrasis; the middle tree, the present glows: as Buddha said, be here now, else you will miss your life

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  2. Cindy Georgakas's avatar Cindy Georgakas says:
    2024-02-02 at 01:37

    Yayyyy, Bart! SWo happy for you. Great haikus❣️

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  3. Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse's avatar Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse says:
    2024-02-03 at 06:11

    Well done, Bart!👍❤️✍️☕❌

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  4. Dawn Pisturino's avatar Dawn Pisturino says:
    2024-02-03 at 11:07

    Lovely haiku – and I love the artwork!

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  5. klekie's avatar Kate says:
    2024-02-04 at 14:30

    Congrats, Bartholomew! Wonderful haiku!

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  6. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2024-02-11 at 19:13

    Congratulations, Bart! Very nice contribution. :)

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