Fraiku: Writing Haiku

Posted on 2024-08-09 by Bartholomew Barker

Fitting all these books
inside a small cardboard box
taping the lid shut

(a little ars poetica as I pack)

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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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26 Responses to Fraiku: Writing Haiku

  1. DD's avatar DD says:
    2024-08-09 at 20:18

    You have reminded me of what I’ve come to call my box room. If you are packing for a move, I hope it goes smoothly.

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  2. DD's avatar DD says:
    2024-08-09 at 20:25

    I know a bit about that…

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  3. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2024-08-09 at 20:34

    yep … pack the books first Bart … 📚

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2024-08-10 at 04:46

    Yup – that’s a Haiku – cramming a lot into a small space….

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  5. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2024-08-10 at 06:05

    are you moving to Scotland? :)

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  7. LuAnne Holder's avatar LuAnne Holder says:
    2024-08-13 at 14:24

    That is a perfectly packed box. But oh no, you will not have access to them until you move and unpack! Hope the move goes smoothly and you still have time to post here. :)

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  8. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2024-08-16 at 22:21

    I wish that I had a library where I NEVER had to put a book into a box.

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  9. Cửa Thép Việt's avatar Cửa Thép Việt says:
    2024-09-05 at 05:08

    Nicely written. <3

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  10. purehaiku's avatar purehaiku says:
    2024-11-22 at 02:47

    Neat haiku, Bartholomew!

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