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Let’s Make A Deal

Posted on 2018/04/10 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt: Write a deal poem. Write a no deal poem. Let’s Make A Deal When Monty poses his problem you should always switch doors. It’s counter-intuitive but the math proves you’re more likely to win a Brand … Continue reading →

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Battle with Time

Posted on 2018/04/09 by Bartholomew Barker

Credit Suzanne Olivante for the image prompt. For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Battle (blank);” 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: … Continue reading →

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Elmer Tolley, 1864-1928

Posted on 2018/04/08 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a family poem. Good, bad, big, small, adopted, imaginary, nonexistent–everyone has to deal with family (even if that involves running from it or chasing it down). I have a feeling today’s prompt is going to stir … Continue reading →

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Books

Posted on 2018/04/07 by Bartholomew Barker

Thanks to Suzanne Olivante for the image prompt. For today’s prompt, write a senses poem. That is, write a poem that uses one or more of your senses. Smell, taste, touch, sound, sight, or even a sixth sense. Focus in … Continue reading →

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Cooper’s Catch, Kaikoura

Posted on 2018/04/06 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, pick a food, make it the title of your poem, and write your poem. It can be a food you love, food you hate, or food you’ve never even tried before. Your poem can be about the … Continue reading →

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Intelligence

Posted on 2018/04/05 by Bartholomew Barker

This evening I hosted a Poetry Germination Workshop where nine poets got together at a coffeehouse and we wrote to seven different prompts over the course of ninety minutes. The first prompt I stole from Poetic Asides below. We also … Continue reading →

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Let Freedom Ring

Posted on 2018/04/04 by Bartholomew Barker

None of the prompts today inspired so I wrote about something else. Let Freedom Ring He fought for our freedom unlike the young men drafted to Vietnam or any who have volunteered since for Afghanistan or Iraq. He fought for … Continue reading →

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Old Man in the Mountain

Posted on 2018/04/03 by Bartholomew Barker

Many thanks to Suzanne Olivante for the visual prompt which meshed nicely with Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-A-Day Challenge prompt. Today is a Two-for-Tuesday prompt, which means you can pick one prompt or the other, do both separately, or mix both … Continue reading →

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Portrait

Posted on 2018/04/02 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt, write a portrait poem. You can use an actual portrait to write an ekphrastic poem. Or think up an image from real life. Or fake life. Or don’t be so literal; instead of writing a poem that … Continue reading →

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Too Many Secrets

Posted on 2018/04/01 by Bartholomew Barker

Happy National Poetry Month! I’ve accepted Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-A-Day Challenge this year so expect a lot of late night posts and bottles in the recycling bin over the next 30 days. For today’s prompt, write a secret poem. This … Continue reading →

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