Why Bother published on MasticadoresUSA

Posted on 2025-02-01 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m proud to announce that my poem Why Bother has been published on MasticadoresUSA. I hope all my readers will check it out. It could be considered my atheist manifesto.

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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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41 Responses to Why Bother published on MasticadoresUSA

  1. DD's avatar DD says:
    2025-02-01 at 18:39

    That is a great exit line.
    Congratulations, Bart.

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  3. Cindy Georgakas's avatar Cindy Georgakas says:
    2025-02-01 at 19:27

    Congratulations, Bart! 💕

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  4. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2025-02-01 at 20:14

    Congratulations Bartholomew!! More wonderful news! 😊

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  5. Stacey C. Johnson's avatar Stacey C. Johnson says:
    2025-02-01 at 21:31

    Yessss!

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  6. DJG's avatar DJG says:
    2025-02-01 at 21:36

    You’re like an itchy anus,
    and your face is heinous.
    You fucking ignoramus,
    I think you might be brainless.
    I’m here to make your
    failures famous, and I promise that it won’t be painless..

    (edited to remove unnecessary gory details. – BB)

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  7. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2025-02-01 at 21:40

    Congratulations, Bart …

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  8. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2025-02-01 at 22:27

    Congratulations B! Being an ethical, moral person doesn’t require belief in a deity. There’s no excuse.

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  9. luisa zambrotta's avatar luisa zambrotta says:
    2025-02-02 at 06:04

    Congratulations 🌹👏🌹

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  11. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2025-02-02 at 11:51

    Congrats Bart! I will disregard the title’s sentiment and check it out. 👍🏻😄

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  12. magickmermaid's avatar magickmermaid says:
    2025-02-02 at 12:22

    Congratulations! Well done!

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  13. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2025-02-03 at 04:56

    I, for one, am very glad that you bother – and bother to write about your bothering.

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  14. Meelosmom's avatar Meelosmom says:
    2025-02-03 at 09:29

    It’s an honor to feature your poetry, Bart!

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  15. clubschadenfreude's avatar clubschadenfreude says:
    2025-02-04 at 08:34

    lovely poem. it’s exactly why I “bother”.

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