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.

Snow Day

Posted on 2019/01/09

Snow Day “Put on your coat. It’s freezing out there.” – My mother I woke to the ticker-tack of sleet on my bedroom window in the middle of a school night after the weatherman had predicted several inches. How could … Continue reading →

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rainy new year

Posted on 2018/12/31

rainy new year let’s sleep in tomorrow, a nice rainy january first, ease into the new year, groggy and dim. let the rain fall like expectations, drenching the land puddling the world. let the flood wash away our past, clean … Continue reading →

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Celestial Musings

Posted on 2018/12/24

I am proud to announce that two of my astronomy inspired poems were included in the Celestial Musings anthology just released. While it may be too late for a holiday present, poetry is always timeless and the proceeds for this … Continue reading →

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The Pudding on the Cake

Posted on 2018/12/13

Last night I hosted my annual Holiday Chocolate Open Mic at Matthew’s Chocolates in festive downtown Hillsborough. It was an intimate crowd of poets and an appreciative audience sharing wine and chocolate on a chilling evening. So, in that spirit, … Continue reading →

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Lady Hawk on Wolff Poetry

Posted on 2018/12/03

One of my favorite poems is being featured on one of my favorite poetry blogs, Wolff Poetry. Check it out!

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Donating a Pint

Posted on 2018/11/28

Donating a Pint My blood looks like wine as it pours from vein to vial, a fine Pinot Noir though with better legs. I’d like a transfusion, direct from bottle to arm, bypass my burning stomach, molten core of misery. … Continue reading →

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Allegro & Adagio

Posted on 2018/11/21

I just got my copy of Allegro & Adagio, Dance Poems Vol. II. It’s a beautiful book with hundreds of poems about all things dance. If you’re about to begin the annual frenzy of consumption, you should definitely consider this … Continue reading →

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Sturdy

Posted on 2018/11/19

Sturdy I’m looking for a sturdy girl, one who can take a punch to her metaphorical gut when I require solitude. One who won’t fall in love because of a love poem and won’t fall apart when she’s not my … Continue reading →

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Election Day!

Posted on 2018/11/06

If you haven’t voted yet, it’s time to do so. I’ll be heading to my polling place during my lunch break. You can read all about it at Oddball Magazine. They just published Blue Magick. Head over there and cast … Continue reading →

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Blue Magick

Posted on 2018/10/30

Blue Magick I call upon the spirits of light, the angels of constitutional democracy, of reasonable policy based upon science, I humbly beseech you: Arise! Cast out the demons of fear and corruption. Break the curse of dark money, lies … Continue reading →

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