Author Archives: Bartholomew Barker

So long since I last heard our songs

Posted on 2021/05/04 by Bartholomew Barker

Happy May the Fourth! I’ll be reading this at the Carrboro (NC) Poet’s Open Mic Night tonight via Zoom which starts at 7pm EDT (2300UTC) and usually lasts about an hour. Connect up and share your poetry too! So long … Continue reading →

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Happy May Day!

Posted on 2021/05/01 by Bartholomew Barker

May Days are have become doubly celebratory for me in the past decade since it also marks the end of National Poetry Month and the Poem-A-Day Challenge. For the first day in over a month, I will neither write nor … Continue reading →

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Farewell To Stromness

Posted on 2021/04/30 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write a goodbye poem. Whether leaving for a holiday or going to get groceries, many people find themselves in positions of saying goodbye to each other. So this feels … Continue reading →

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Evening Fog

Posted on 2021/04/29 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write an evening poem. The evening can be a quiet and contemplative time, a stressed or fearful time, or, well, party time. Evenings can be lonely or romantic, cool … Continue reading →

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That Grain of Sand Irritating

Posted on 2021/04/28 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write a remix poem. This has become one of my favorite prompts, because it asks us to look over what we’ve written this month and pick something (or many … Continue reading →

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Sonnet — April 27

Posted on 2021/04/27 by Bartholomew Barker

For this Two-for-Tuesday prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog:Write a believe poem and/or…Write a don’t believe poem. Sonnet — April 27 I believe the earth is flatbecause shape is trivialto me and the pines strainingtowards the sun. … Continue reading →

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Lost World

Posted on 2021/04/26 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, take the phrase “(blank) World,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles … Continue reading →

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I Think Too Much

Posted on 2021/04/25 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write a thought poem. Of course, my first thought (maybe like yours) is, “Aren’t all poems thought poems?” Well, I guess, but I’m thinking of a poem that captures … Continue reading →

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Whose bones are these?

Posted on 2021/04/24 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write a question poem. There are a few different ways to come at this one. First, make the title of your poem a question and use the poem to … Continue reading →

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Cancel My Appointments

Posted on 2021/04/23 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write an appointment poem. My first thoughts with appointments conjure up visions of doctors, dentists, and parent-teacher conferences. But there are also business meetings and romantic dates. For the … Continue reading →

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