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Fraiku: for Vinny

Posted on 2024-03-08 by Bartholomew Barker

Pain burns the candle flames melt the mind at both ends until it ends… (For Women’s History Month, a haiku inspired by Edna St. Vincent Millay and her most famous poem, First Fig. She was in near constant pain the … Continue reading →

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The Grave of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Posted on 2022-08-17 by Bartholomew Barker

I’ve had a crush on Edna St. Vincent Millay for years. Apparently she gave quite the poetry reading with her musical voice and stunning good looks. She was also a free-thinker, feminist, liberal with her affection to the point of … Continue reading →

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Collaborating

Posted on 2019-03-25 by Bartholomew Barker

Collaborating In the lovely light of a candle twice burning, we read each other poetry and write new verses with our fingers and lips upon bare vellum. Your red hair mirrors the dawn, as you pin it up before leaving. … Continue reading →

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