Tag Archives: july

Fraiku: Independence

Posted on 2025-07-04 by Bartholomew Barker

Because we didn’t want to be subject to the whims of a tyrant (Apparently after 250 years, we’ve changed our mind.)

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | 27 Comments

They, Too

Posted on 2022-07-04 by Bartholomew Barker

They, Tooafter I, Too by Langston Hughes They, too, sing America. Our brothers with slightly darker skin,who built the table, and all our sisters,who cook our suppers, they deserve their placebeside us and not to be confined to the kitchenor … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Fraiku: July

Posted on 2021-07-02 by Bartholomew Barker

July returns about the same time every yearthe woman who lives next door walks her dogsbarefoot in the North Carolina grass (For this week’s Living Poetry Prompt, an American Haiku since I blew through the Japanese style syllable limit.)

Posted in Poetry | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment