Fraiku: America

Posted on 2024-11-08 by Bartholomew Barker

No more self-delusion
we don’t need history to tell
that we’re the bad guys now

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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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16 Responses to Fraiku: America

  1. Melissa Lemay's avatar Melissa Lemay says:
    2024-11-08 at 19:03

    I like this but I don’t like this.

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  2. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2024-11-08 at 19:16

    Bad news, Bart …

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  3. trE's avatar trE says:
    2024-11-08 at 20:28

    I keep telling people, “This is who we’ve always been. I’m really not surprised.” And I’m not. And it is. *Shrugs*

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  4. DD's avatar DD says:
    2024-11-08 at 23:32

    That so many have embraced a pollution of lies doesn’t bode well for the next four years.
    Condolences.
    DD

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  5. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2024-11-09 at 04:22

    See Jeanne’s observation….. http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=17085

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  6. LuAnne Holder's avatar LuAnne Holder says:
    2024-11-15 at 16:40

    Unfortunately, I think you are correct.

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