Tag Archives: grief

Coalesce 2025

Posted on 2025-01-06 by Bartholomew Barker

For the month of January, two of my poems appear on the walls of the Eno Arts Mill as part of the Coalesce 2025 exhibit. Above is a picture of me with my visual artist, Ellie Snow, and our collaborations. … Continue reading →

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Sonnet for a Black Widow

Posted on 2024-10-30 by Bartholomew Barker

She sees only the web glistening in the moonlight streaming through the window over her lonely bed. She heeds only the bite of the pain, that crimson kiss, and wonders if enough venom now fills her empty veins. She cares … Continue reading →

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When I Woke Up in Panoply

Posted on 2024-05-04 by Bartholomew Barker

I am very proud to announce that a new poem of mine, When I Woke Up, has been published at Panoply. Many thanks to the editors Andrea, Clara, and Jeff for accepting my work.

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The Day After

Posted on 2022-09-05 by Bartholomew Barker

The Day After Starlings erupt from a distant fieldlike an avian disease infecting the skyafter exhausting their previous host. The flock calligraphs my child’s name,mocking my grief and pareidolia. (For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Avian and a Bernie’s challenge to … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Grief

Posted on 2022-07-08 by Bartholomew Barker

Like amusement park balloonsescaping my graspyou’re lost in the sky

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