Category Archives: Poetry

Fraiku: Uninspired

Posted on 2022/06/10 by Bartholomew Barker

All my ideas are lostwandering this wastelandI call a mind (Don’t forget about that call for sorta-sonnets over at Whispers & Echoes.)

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Fraiku: Booster

Posted on 2022/06/03 by Bartholomew Barker

More puddle than persondrowsed and draped on a couchfever builds antibodies

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When We Were Puppies

Posted on 2022/05/31 by Bartholomew Barker

When We Were Puppies We’d play Ball in the Hallwhere I’d throw down the corridorand he’d run full blastcatch it on the bounceclaws skittering against hardwoodthen slam into the closetat the far end and trotback proud and joyful He bit … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Gridlock

Posted on 2022/05/27 by Bartholomew Barker

When corporationsprofit more off the problemthan the solution

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May is Full of Hope

Posted on 2022/05/23 by Bartholomew Barker

I visited Charles House today and we talked about gardening poems like Blake’s The Garden of Love, Frost’s Lodged and a lesser know gem My Garden is a Pleasant Place by Louise Driscoll. Then we wrote a little poem while … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Ahnentafel

Posted on 2022/05/20 by Bartholomew Barker

Genealogy is arrogancefilling out a tournament bracketwith me the champion

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Feathers at Spillwords

Posted on 2022/05/18 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m pleased to announce that an old poem of mine was just published on Spillwords. It’s called Feathers and that’s the only place you’ll find it so give it some love.

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How to Create a Killer

Posted on 2022/05/16 by Bartholomew Barker

How to Create a Killer It’s easysubtract kindnessadd grievanceleave a trail of bloodin the television spotlightred as maple leavesin autumn

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Fraiku: Supreme Court

Posted on 2022/05/13 by Bartholomew Barker

How many maidensmust we sacrificeto satisfy your dogma?

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Walking in the Woods

Posted on 2022/05/09 by Bartholomew Barker

Walking in the Woods My peace was accostedfrom a nearby roadby the invasive racketof an impromptu drag racebetween two carswith self esteem problems Can trees be jerks toostinking up their foreststripping their neighbors’ rootsthe meek pinned and punishedjust for stretchingto … Continue reading →

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