Author Archives: Bartholomew Barker

About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is one of the organizers of Living Poetry, a collection of poets and poetry lovers in the Triangle region of North Carolina. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he makes money as a computer programmer to fund his poetry habit.

Hopelessly in Love with Spring

Posted on 2023/03/20 by Bartholomew Barker

“To be interested in the changing seasons is … a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.” ~ George Santayana Spring knocked on my door this morning, all dressed in pink, babbling about the daffodils. … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Submission

Posted on 2023/03/17 by Bartholomew Barker

Silk scarf ’round your neck lust pulling tight — seeing stars trust leaves you breathless (for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Breathtaking)

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Origami Flowers

Posted on 2023/03/13 by Bartholomew Barker

Before I fold the squareI write a little poemsomething brief and crypticlike a poorly translated fortune If I’ve folded a boatI’ll launch on the creeklet it float downstreamto a reader or some hungry fish If I’ve folded a paper flyI’ll … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Fetch

Posted on 2023/03/10 by Bartholomew Barker

Retrieval of sticksis a serious matterexcept from water for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt   Last Friday Susi Bocks from The Short of It interviewed me about the next anthology, Reflections and Revelations. I read my poem Roses at the … Continue reading →

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Forest Parable published at Edge of Humanity

Posted on 2023/03/06 by Bartholomew Barker

I am pleased, proud and positively pumped to announced a new poem of mine, Forest Parable, has been published over at Edge of Humanity. This is the third of three poems that they accepted recently and I’ll definitely be submitting … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Scrapbook

Posted on 2023/03/03 by Bartholomew Barker

Little square windowsinto a black & white pastWas that you or me?   (for this week’s Living Poetry Prompt.)

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Stand with Me Published at Edge of Humanity

Posted on 2023/02/27 by Bartholomew Barker

I am pleased to announce that Edge of Humanity Magazine has published an old poem of mine, Stand With Me. Once again, I strongly encourage all my readers check it out and follow their excellent site. Here’s the first stanza … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Last Match

Posted on 2023/02/24 by Bartholomew Barker

The moment of truthwill it sputter to lifeor will darkness snuff the light

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Survivor Anger Published at Edge of Humanity

Posted on 2023/02/20 by Bartholomew Barker

I am proud to announce that Edge of Humanity Magazine has published a new poem of mine, Survivor Anger. I strongly encourage all my readers check it out and follow their excellent site. Here’s the first stanza of six, to … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Traveling through the Dark

Posted on 2023/02/17 by Bartholomew Barker

I wonder what it’d be like to live where no blinking red lights marred the heroic night sky that never cared less (for William Stafford from whom I stole the title and the heroic sky that never cared less.)

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