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.
There is no more speculation about what might (or would probably) happen if Orange Voldemort got elected, And now, we are all standing in front of the map with the blue bubble that says, “you are here.”
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 
This is all such a sad state of affairs and more and more people are being compromised.
I want to leave this country so badly.
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Yeah, feels like we’re beyond redemption but we’ve got to keep resisting.
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Sad times. I keep thinking that it won’t be long until it is in my neighborhood.
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Unless we raise a fuss, it will be coming soon everywhere.
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Bloody hell Bart,
Your poem is apt and
it’s sad to hear such ugly news about US.
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MAGA in Boots:-
honorable service
kicked to the curb in L. A.
state versus people
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Be well and do good,
DD
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Thanks, DD! It’s been a long time coming but I still didn’t think we’d ever get here.
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There is no more speculation about what might (or would probably) happen if Orange Voldemort got elected, And now, we are all standing in front of the map with the blue bubble that says, “you are here.”
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And he’s doing exactly what he told us he was going to do. It’s so discouraging to see my fellow Americas being surprised.
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I’ve posted this as a comment on Carolyn’s FB – Carolyn…resists….
https://www.facebook.com/Caroleeena
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Thanks for promoting my work, BB! Hope she approves and glad you do.
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What is happening is scary and horrible
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Yeah and it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
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It’s really sad and dangerous
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Nailed it, my friend!
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Thanks, Susi! Glad you agree.
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You’re welcome!
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