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Pokeweed Poetry

Posted on 2015/10/19 by Bartholomew Barker

My class Saturday at the Rolesville Middle School Young Writers Conference went very well. I had fun writing with seven young ladies from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades. I was worried that poetry on demand would intimidate them and … Continue reading →

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Ocean

Posted on 2015/10/12 by Bartholomew Barker

Riding the roller coaster insubstantial enough to walk through yet still be lifted and dropped, the child squeals, hands in the air, salt caked on sun burnt cheeks from having lost too many hours at the ocean.

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Intro to Poetry

Posted on 2015/09/29 by Bartholomew Barker

A week from tonight, I’ll be teaching an introduction to poetry class called Write It! Poetry at the Wake County North Regional Library. I’m still working on my outline but rest assured, Robert Frost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay will be featured … Continue reading →

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