Tag Archives: Hillsborough

Eno River Poetry Festival

Posted on 2023-07-24 by Bartholomew Barker

On Saturday, August 5th, at the Main Branch of the Orange County Library in charming downtown Hillsborough, NC, I’ll be participating in the first ever Eno River Poetry Festival. It starts at 1pm and I’ll be performing in that afternoon … Continue reading →

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Coalesce

Posted on 2023-01-09 by Bartholomew Barker

Last Friday, about the time my Fraiku posting, I was reading two of my poems to over a hundred art lovers at the opening night of an exhibit in my town of Hillsborough, North Carolina. Coalesce, A Collaboration of Poetry … Continue reading →

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The Wine of Love

Posted on 2017-04-03 by Bartholomew Barker

Come celebrate the last Thursday of National Poetry Month with me and other Living Poets at the Hillsborough Wine Company, 118 South Churton Street, beautiful downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina. We’ll enjoy wine tastings starting at 6:30pm and see who can … Continue reading →

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Old Eno Quaker Burial Ground

Posted on 2015-02-16 by Bartholomew Barker

In the latter half of 18th and the early 19th century here in Hillsborough, North Carolina, there was a small Quaker meeting, and like most congregations of the time, the Eno Quaker Meeting had a burial ground. Around the time … Continue reading →

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Holiday Chocolate Open Mic

Posted on 2013-12-18 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m off to my office holiday party tonight but just wanted to fire off a reminder that I’ll be reading a brand new chocolate holiday poem at Matthew’s Chocolates in glittering downtown Hillsborough tomorrow at 7pm. To whet your appetite, … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Open Mic

Posted on 2013-12-13 by Bartholomew Barker

Next Thursday the 19th I’ll be reading at a Holiday Chocolate Open Mic in festive downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina. I haven’t decided which poems I’ll share this time but here’s one of the chocolate sonnets I read earlier this year. … Continue reading →

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WNR now available at Purple Crow Books

Posted on 2013-11-22 by Bartholomew Barker

After dropping a couple of signed copies in the mail this afternoon, I stopped by Purple Crow Books in glorious downtown Hillsborough, North Carolina and the owner agreed to take one copy of Wednesday Night Regular on spec. It’s in … Continue reading →

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