I’ll Never Finish My Autobiography at MasticadoresUSA

Posted on 2025-09-15 by Bartholomew Barker

I am pleased to announce that one of my newer poems, I’ll Never Finish My Autobiography has just been posted at MasticadoresUSA. Thank you, Barbara!

It starts:

Keep your notebook and pen
at hand just in case you fall.

Remember that commercial from the 1980’s where a little old lady cries out, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” What was hilarious then to me — not so much anymore…

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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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22 Responses to I’ll Never Finish My Autobiography at MasticadoresUSA

  1. equipsblog's avatar equipsblog says:
    2025-09-15 at 19:32

    Funny how we resemble that remark as we age…

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  2. Meelosmom's avatar Meelosmom says:
    2025-09-15 at 20:22

    I’m delighted to publish your poetry, Bart. Older ones and newer ones!

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  3. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2025-09-15 at 21:31

    Congratulations!
    You nailed it on the head, or on the slip so to speak. Good poem.

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  4. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2025-09-16 at 03:18

    Fantastic work Bartholomew! Congratulations!!! 🎉🎈

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  5. Ephemeral Encounters's avatar Ephemeral Encounters says:
    2025-09-16 at 05:27

    Congratulations Bart!🎉

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  6. magickmermaid's avatar magickmermaid says:
    2025-09-16 at 11:59

    Congratulations!

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  7. Kym Gordon Moore's avatar Kym Gordon Moore says:
    2025-09-17 at 17:46

    CONGRATULATIONS Bartholomew! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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  8. Ezekiel Fish's avatar Ezekiel Fish says:
    2025-09-18 at 11:01

    Congratulations!

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