Tag Archives: food

Milkshakes and Chilidogs for the Holidays

Posted on 2025-12-02 by Bartholomew Barker

If you’re looking for a poetic gift this holiday season for the Foodie in your life, may I humbly suggest my chapbook, Milkshakes & Chilidogs. Only $1.99 on Kindle or $5.45 for a physical book.

Posted in Poetry | Tagged advertise, book, chilidog, food, milkshake, publication | 20 Comments

Trying to devise a metaphor as unique as you

Posted on 2025-10-20 by Bartholomew Barker

You are the onion ring in my basket of fries. A gold finch among sparrows. You are Moët et Chandon in a case of Thunderbird. The supernova blazing in a night sky of mere twinkling stars.

Posted in Poetry | Tagged alcohol, astronomy, bird, food, love, poem, romance | 18 Comments

Fraiku: Travel Benefits

Posted on 2024-06-21 by Bartholomew Barker

Travel broadens the mind and the belly — do calories count on vacation? (Last night’s dinner was haggis pizza!)

Posted in Poetry, Scotland 2024 | Tagged food, fraiku, haiku, holiday | 27 Comments

Dining Gold

Posted on 2024-06-17 by Bartholomew Barker

Gold ingots mined from the sea with nets veins swimming in the dark Gold nuggets mined from the soil with spades the sun regrown underground Gold not melted like the lager glimmering in my glass but deep fried with mushy … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Scotland 2024 | Tagged beer, chips, fish, food, poem | 23 Comments

Savor the Confluence

Posted on 2024-05-02 by Bartholomew Barker

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 →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged art, food, publication | 22 Comments

A Southern Farmers Market at Poetry X Hunger

Posted on 2022-06-21 by Bartholomew Barker

While I knew Edge of Humanity would be publishing yesterday’s poem, this one was a surprise. My poem A Southern Farmers Market was just posted to the Poetry X Hunger site. This poem was first published at the Dead Mule … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged farmer, food, hunger, market, publication | 11 Comments

Blame the Dogs

Posted on 2022-04-20 by Bartholomew Barker

Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that anthropomorphizes a kind of food. For today’s prompt, write a poem using at least three of the following six words. Or go for extra credit and use all six. … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged chilidog, fat, food, milkshake, Poem-A-Day | 11 Comments

Grateful for Blueberries

Posted on 2021-11-22 by Bartholomew Barker

Grateful for Blueberries Blueberry pie may be purplebut it tastes like the bluesummer sky reflectingoff a cold mirror lakein New England. I brace for the shockas flavor soaks my tongueand drown in a sweetthanksgiving. (Another prompt combo: blue and gratitude.)

Posted in Poetry | Tagged blueberry, food, lake, pie, summer, swim | 17 Comments

My Favorite Season

Posted on 2021-03-11 by Bartholomew Barker

My Favorite Season It’s not when the leaves turn or the snow falls.It’s not when the flowers bloom or the days are long. It’s when the McRib® is put to bedfor it’s ten month hibernation and the green milkshakes all … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged fastfood, fish, food, lent, milkshake | 8 Comments

Treasure published at Spillwords

Posted on 2020-12-17 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m pleased to announce that one of my chocolate holiday poems from Milkshakes and Chilidogs called “Treasure” was reprinted at Spillwords. Here’s your chance to read it, if you don’t own my chapbook. And if you don’t own Milkshakes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Chocolate, christmas, food, holiday | 6 Comments