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Les Fleurs du mal

Posted on 2021/04/09 by Bartholomew Barker

To honor Charles Baudelaire on his 200th birthday, I wrote a prose poem from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog: For today’s prompt, write a persona poem for an inanimate object. A persona poem is when you write a … 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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Book Sale!

Posted on 2014/12/06 by Bartholomew Barker

Earlier today I indulged my bibliophilia and visited the Chapel Hill Public Library book sale, taking home a nice haul of titles for a mere $12.50. I picked out three modern poetry anthologies because they were from three different generations, … Continue reading →

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