Fraiku: Murmurous Dreams

Posted on 2025-12-19 by Bartholomew Barker

A tornado of starlings
writing poetry with wings of ink
on the blank page of the sky

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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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8 Responses to Fraiku: Murmurous Dreams

  1. carolyncordon's avatar carolyncordon says:
    2025-12-19 at 20:04

    Oh, what an awesome combination of words, image and imaginative thought!

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  3. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2025-12-20 at 00:36

    Inspiring and beautiful Bartholomew! Almost … poetic! 😉

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  4. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2025-12-20 at 05:04

    I love photos of these fascinating aerial displays, and now I won’t see them without thinking of birds with inky wings writing poetry. ❤️

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