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Poetic Outliers

Posted on 2025-04-30 by Bartholomew Barker

Poets live on the outskirts of life all the better to observe from a distance happiness is not an advantage Every community needs four poets one for each of the four winds a leader — a dreamer a sister and … Continue reading →

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Flapper Press Poetry Café 2023 Summer Ekphrastic Poetry Contest Winners!

Posted on 2023-09-04 by Bartholomew Barker

I am particularly proud that my poem, Overnight at the Downs, was selected as one of the winners of this summer’s Flapper Press Ekphrastic Poetry Contest. I wrote the poem based on Alistair Little’s painting (shown above) Round & Round. … Continue reading →

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Mathias published in the Lothlorien Poetry Journal

Posted on 2023-05-15 by Bartholomew Barker

I’m proud to announce that a new poem of mine, Mathias, has been published in the Lothlorien Poetry Journal. It’s a sonnet about a girl and her horse. I hope you’ll give it a read. My gratitude to Strider Marcus … Continue reading →

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