Fraiku: Spectaphile

Posted on 2025-06-27 by Bartholomew Barker

I wish she’d just wear
her glasses though I’ll gladly
catch her when she falls

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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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14 Responses to Fraiku: Spectaphile

  1. ivor20's avatar ivor20 says:
    2025-06-27 at 20:38

    And I’ll pick up the pieces, Bart

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  2. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2025-06-28 at 00:10

    Sweetness! 😇🤓

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  3. luisa zambrotta's avatar luisa zambrotta says:
    2025-06-28 at 05:01

    So lovely 💙💓💙

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  5. brightstardancing's avatar brightstardancing says:
    2025-06-28 at 08:31

    That’s so kind! 😊

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  6. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2025-06-30 at 20:26

    You are kind!

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