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 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.
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
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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Thanks! I’d never heard of John West, at least not in a fishy context but you wisely provided enough bait for the search engine to lure me in.
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Congratulations on having your voice shared. You get the persistence award.
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Thanks, Ali! Not knowing when to quit is the key to my success.
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Thanks, CB!
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Way to go, Bart, I like your style! 👍❤️❌
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Much appreciated, Carolyn!
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Congratulations Bartholomew! On a roll!! 🤗👍🏻🥳
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Thanks, Gypsie! Still getting way more rejections but I don’t post about those.
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Oh yes! Me too! 10 or more rejections to the one!! 🤭
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That’s why we keep submitting.
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Most definitely!! 💯
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great work. congratulations,
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Thanks, JM!
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Brilliant poem!
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Thank you, Dawn!
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Great work! Congratulations, Bartholomew! 😊
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Thank you, Bianca! Glad you liked it.
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