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The Grave of Emily Dickinson

Posted on 2022-08-10 by Bartholomew Barker

Unlike Dr. Williams’ grave, Emily Dickinson‘s is well visited. On top of her stone are some pennies as well as a mug full of pens and pencils. At its base I found rain-soaked poetry books and papers as well as … Continue reading →

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The Grave of William Carlos Williams

Posted on 2022-08-08 by Bartholomew Barker

I wonder how many people have walked past William Carlos Williams‘ grave without knowing he was one of America’s greatest poets. Since it was a pretty hot morning, I was first attracted to the shade of the giant oak tree … Continue reading →

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The Grave of Allen Ginsberg

Posted on 2022-08-07 by Bartholomew Barker

I must admit, I haven’t really read anything Allen Ginsberg wrote besides “Howl”. “Howl” is such a masterpiece, the seminal work of the Beats, that even if he’d put his pen down after it, he would be remembered for as … Continue reading →

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Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Grave

Posted on 2021-06-26 by Bartholomew Barker

Turns out I didn’t need to buy that ticket after all. When I arrived yesterday in Abilene, Kansas, I swung by the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and expected to be able to saunter up to his grave, take my … Continue reading →

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Alben William Barkley’s Grave

Posted on 2021-06-22 by Bartholomew Barker

The sky was bluer than usual this morning as I drove to Paducah, Kentucky. No clouds and fewer trees as I crossed fields of corn and soybeans. The sky was so blue I could almost pick out the brightest stars … Continue reading →

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Whose bones are these?

Posted on 2021-04-24 by Bartholomew Barker

For today’s prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog, write a question poem. There are a few different ways to come at this one. First, make the title of your poem a question and use the poem to … Continue reading →

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The Grave of Randall Jarrell

Posted on 2020-08-28 by Bartholomew Barker

Yesterday I visited the grave of Randall Jarrell, 1914-1965. Besides being a poet and professor, he was the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress for 1956-1958, now known as the Poet Laureate of the United States.

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Gerald Ford’s Grave

Posted on 2019-07-18 by Bartholomew Barker

My summer road trip has been disappointing in the lack of any new ancestral graves and I’ve barely made any progress on my genealogy so I thought I’d go for an easy win. I’ve been collecting Dead Presidents since my … Continue reading →

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