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The Opposite of the Fear of Falling

Posted on 2021/07/05 by Bartholomew Barker

The Opposite of the Fear of Falling Memories like sparkling tethersbind me to my boyhood homemy first date with each wifemy car parked in the west lot With the merest scent of cut grassI’m tugged back to the side yardplaying … Continue reading →

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Charles House Poetry

Posted on 2016/06/20 by Bartholomew Barker

Last week I led a poetry session at the Charles House Center for Community Eldercare in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. There were almost twenty of us, including clients, caregivers and me. I brought the The Family Book of Best Loved … Continue reading →

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