Tag Archives: blood

In Medusa’s Kitchen

Posted on 2025-10-09 by Bartholomew Barker

I am pleased to announce that yesterday seven of my old poems visited Medusa’s Kitchen. If you’re new to my work, here’s a good place to check out these previously published pieces from the past decade, including one that got … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Donate

Posted on 2025-09-12 by Bartholomew Barker

Every eight weeks I conjure blood from wine one pint at a time Tomorrow morning, I’ll be making my bimonthly donation at the American Red Cross. If you’ve received a transfusion of A+ blood and felt a little tipsy afterwards, … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Barefoot

Posted on 2022-05-06 by Bartholomew Barker

I love walking barefooton freshly cut glassmy blood— the morning dew

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Lunar Eclipse Fraiku

Posted on 2021-11-19 by Bartholomew Barker

Do not come betweenthe Sun and his daughter Moonlest there be blood

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Donating a Pint

Posted on 2018-11-28 by Bartholomew Barker

Donating a Pint My blood looks like wine as it pours from vein to vial, a fine Pinot Noir though with better legs. I’d like a transfusion, direct from bottle to arm, bypass my burning stomach, molten core of misery. … Continue reading →

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