Author Archives: Bartholomew Barker

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker was born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough, North Carolina where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.

Who Needs Sight?

Posted on 2018/05/16

This poem was from this week’s Living Poetry Prompt, believe it or not. Who Needs Sight? I’d rather be blind than struck deaf. Vision is too distracting. I don’t need eyes in the back of my head to hear someone … Continue reading →

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Potty Training

Posted on 2018/05/07

The image below is from Living Poetry’s May Visual Poetry Prompt. Potty Training There is no greater joy in the life of a parent than when their furry child poops outside. Then life can settle into a routine, no more … Continue reading →

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Last Slice of Life

Posted on 2018/04/30

Thirty poems in thirty days, hope you’ve enjoyed my work this National Poetry Month. For today’s prompt, write a closing time poem. Or another way of coming at this prompt is to write a poem in which something is coming … Continue reading →

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Notes from Underground

Posted on 2018/04/29

For today’s prompt, write a response poem. Respond to whatever helps you get your poem written, but my thought is that you should respond to one of your poems from earlier in this challenge. Notes from Underground (in response to … Continue reading →

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Whoops Wave

Posted on 2018/04/28

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Wave,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: “Tidal Wave,” “Next Wave,” “Friendly Wave,” “Heat … Continue reading →

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Pon Farr

Posted on 2018/04/27

For today’s prompt, write a story poem. Think of a story, could be a long, complicated, winding story, but for a poem, it may make more sense to make it a short, direct story. Pon Farr My friend should have … Continue reading →

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Frost on Dead Leaves

Posted on 2018/04/26

Image prompt from Suzanne Olivante which combined nicely with the Poetic Asides prompt: For today’s prompt, write a relationship poem. Of course, there are human relationships, but there are also plant-animal relationships, animal-animal relationships, and even mathematical relationships. Good, bad, … Continue reading →

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Petrichor

Posted on 2018/04/25

For today’s prompt, pick an intriguing and/or seldom-used word, make it the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. If you have a limited vocabulary, try out brabble, dandle, feracious, impavid, lippitude, or vulgus. Or pick up a … Continue reading →

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Cavern of Green

Posted on 2018/04/24

Credit Suzanne Olivante for the image below which prompted the poem. Further inspiration from Robert Frost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay to which the first line alludes. Cavern of Green Frost’s first green surrounds me like a cavern of gold with … Continue reading →

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Arc Welding

Posted on 2018/04/23

For today’s prompt, write an action poem. So many actions are available to the poet: singing, running, clapping, working, and–umm–poeming. Yes, there’s a world of possibility today–all ready to act.   Arc Welding Unlike kissing sparks should not fly while … Continue reading →

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