The Obituary at MasticadoresUSA

Posted on 2024/02/20 by Bartholomew Barker

I am proud to announce that my poem The Obituary has been published at MasticadoresUSA. My humble thanks to the editor, Barbara Leonhard.

This poem had been rejected over thirty times over the past five years before Barbara accepted it. The lesson: keep submitting.

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. 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 makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.
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19 Responses to The Obituary at MasticadoresUSA

  1. Deedee (DD) says:
    2024/02/20 at 18:53

    Not John West rat your heart out! (You know the John West tagline? It’s the fish John West reject…)
    Meaning… congratulations.

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  2. Ali Grimshaw says:
    2024/02/20 at 19:36

    Congratulations on having your voice shared. You get the persistence award.

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  4. Carolyn Crossley VixenOfVerse says:
    2024/02/20 at 21:57

    Way to go, Bart, I like your style! 👍❤️❌

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  5. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2024/02/21 at 11:31

    Congratulations Bartholomew! On a roll!! 🤗👍🏻🥳

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  6. JeanMarie says:
    2024/02/21 at 16:15

    great work. congratulations,

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  7. Dawn Pisturino says:
    2024/02/23 at 10:08

    Brilliant poem!

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  8. Bianca Alina says:
    2024/02/24 at 19:49

    Great work! Congratulations, Bartholomew! 😊

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