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Please Touch the Art
Last week I visited the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center in Hampton, Virginia, to see the Please Touch the Art exhibit by Sally Barker. It wasn’t the first time I’d seen these works since the artist is my mother. … Continue reading
Fraiku: Poetry on Demand
Just pen, paper and a word, like writing on a tightrope, instant feedback, no net. I spent the afternoon writing poetry on demand at the Grace Hartigan exhibit in the North Carolina Museum of Art. We wrote 25 poems over … Continue reading
Coalesce 2025
For the month of January, two of my poems appear on the walls of the Eno Arts Mill as part of the Coalesce 2025 exhibit. Above is a picture of me with my visual artist, Ellie Snow, and our collaborations. … Continue reading
Savor the Confluence
I’m proud to announce that one of my poems was included in the anthology Savor: Poems for the Tongue! by Friendly City Books. I haven’t received my contributor’s copy yet but it looks like a delicious collection of food poems. … Continue reading
Coalesce Broadsides!
For my dear readers who can’t visit the Eno Arts Mill Gallery in Hillsborough, North Carolina, this month but still want to check out the Coalesce exhibit of visuals paired with poetry, you can do it online and even buy … Continue reading
Coalesce
Last Friday, about the time my Fraiku posting, I was reading two of my poems to over a hundred art lovers at the opening night of an exhibit in my town of Hillsborough, North Carolina. Coalesce, A Collaboration of Poetry … Continue reading
My Dog Bobo
For today’s prompt, write a smell poem. My Dog Bobo Gets frustrated while we walkbecause I don’t let him savorthe odors in the earthor on the tree trunks My nose fails to fathomthe subtle shades of scentthe delicate melody on … Continue reading
Sketching Sonnet
For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that’s like a sketch of a moment or an object. But you can play around with sketchy people or situations. Or just sketch something else … Continue reading
Shearstone
For today’s prompt, pick a painter, make him or her the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible painters include Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, or Pablo Picasso. Of course, you don’t have to go with the big … Continue reading
Bartholomew Barker, Poet 