Fraiku: Donate

Posted on 2025-09-12 by Bartholomew Barker

Every eight weeks
I conjure blood from wine
one pint at a time

Tomorrow morning, I’ll be making my bimonthly donation at the American Red Cross. If you’ve received a transfusion of A+ blood and felt a little tipsy afterwards, blame me.

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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: Donate

  1. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta says:
    2025-09-13 at 07:33

    What a way to look at it – brilliant 🙌

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  2. Michele Lee's avatar Michele Lee says:
    2025-09-13 at 14:55

    Tipsy or not, possibly a life saved. Bravo Bart! 🩸

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  3. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2025-09-15 at 21:54

    OK I had to come back because WordPress hates me, blocks me, infuriates me, Anyhoo

    This excellent little poem had me wondering if any of the recipients of your gift ever got up from the gurney and stumbled, suddenly drunk.

    (Of course not but you started it.)

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  4. Susi Bocks's avatar Susi Bocks says:
    2025-09-22 at 23:40

    You’re a good man!

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