Exile published at MasticadoresUSA

Posted on 2024-10-09 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m proud to announce that a new poem of mine was just published at MasticadoresUSA. Exile is an astronomical and political piece. It starts, The sun is just the brightest star / and ice freezes hard as prison stone.

My thanks to Barbara Leonhard for accepting this piece.

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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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34 Responses to Exile published at MasticadoresUSA

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2024-10-09 at 19:22

    Congratulations, Bart

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  2. Meelosmom's avatar Meelosmom says:
    2024-10-09 at 20:24

    Thank you for submitting the poem, Bart! The readers love it!

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  3. DD's avatar DD says:
    2024-10-09 at 20:47

    I hope this is as powerful as I read it to be.

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2024-10-10 at 03:31

    ‘As it burns off our infection…’ That’s sometimes how I see it/us – as an infection on the face of the Earth, which the earth is trying to cleanse itself of. That’s when I’m letting the Gremlins get to me – other times – ‘I think to myself, what a wonderful world’ – it is, you know – and people, too – can be most excellent when they let themselves be. This will be going in m’blog.

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  5. thelongview's avatar thelongview says:
    2024-10-10 at 05:03

    Brilliant poem, Bart! I have often felt like this, though not so poetically! Unfortunately we also love this all-wrong land we’re born in, this moldy green and livid blue planet, and even this sorry species we are part of.

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  7. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2024-10-10 at 07:18

    That’s quite a brilliant poem. 👏👏👍👍💚

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  8. Nicole Smith's avatar Nicole Smith says:
    2024-10-10 at 10:42

    It is a brilliant piece. Spot on, and I love the pic accompanying it.

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  9. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2024-10-10 at 17:49

    congratulations!🥳

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  10. Kym Gordon Moore's avatar Kym Gordon Moore says:
    2024-10-10 at 18:43

    Congratulations Bartholomew! How exciting! 🤗🎉🥳

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  11. Ephemeral Encounters's avatar Ephemeral Encounters says:
    2024-10-11 at 07:15

    Many Congratulations 🤗

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  12. Kirsten Curcio's avatar Kirsten Curcio says:
    2024-10-13 at 11:38

    Congratulations, Bart! This is a thought-provoking piece. I enjoyed it. 🤗 Thank you for sharing.

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  13. ryetursblog.wordpress.com's avatar ryetursblog.wordpress.com says:
    2024-10-14 at 17:52

    Congratulations Well deserved ✍️

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