Tag Archives: museum of natural sciences

Luna’s Lament

Posted on 2022/01/31 by Bartholomew Barker

Luna’s Lament Isn’t that just like a man?Visit six times in three yearsthen ghost for more than fifty. Worse still, peeping at methrough telescopes at night,buzzing me with drones. I am so done with Apollo’s male gaze.My tears have frozen … Continue reading →

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We have met the enemy and he is us

Posted on 2021/04/22 by Bartholomew Barker

Happy Earth Day! Tonight I participated in a Science Cafe hosted by the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, entitled Breaking the Silence The Role of Emotions in the Climate Emergency. I trusted Robert Lee Brewer’s prompt was going to be … Continue reading →

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The End of Everything

Posted on 2021/01/29 by Bartholomew Barker

Last night I attended another Science Tonight put on by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh. This is the first one I’ve attended since the pandemic so it was virtual, of course. The talk was given by … Continue reading →

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Sex in the Sea

Posted on 2020/02/14 by Bartholomew Barker

(Last night Living Poetry attended the Science Cafe at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. The program was called Sex and the Sea: Love Stories, for Valentine’s Day, of course. Watch the show! The poetry starts at around 46 … Continue reading →

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Rhythm of Race

Posted on 2017/06/12 by Bartholomew Barker

Saturday afternoon three of my fellow Living Poets and I wrote poems on demand at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences’ Rhythm of Race event. We only worked for a little over an hour but earned $41 for the museum … Continue reading →

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Science Cafe: Critical Thinking

Posted on 2017/04/20 by Bartholomew Barker

Tonight was the Science Cafe on Critical Thinking. It’s always a fun challenge to write a poem in “real time” and my fellow Living Poets, Tara Lynne Groth, Angie Kirby and Anna Weaver were well up for the task while … Continue reading →

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Science Cafe: Beer

Posted on 2016/12/06 by Bartholomew Barker

Thursday December 8th, I’ll join my colleagues from Living Poetry at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for their latest Science Cafe. Erik Myers, the founder of Mystery Brewing in Hillsborough will be teaching us about the ancient and … Continue reading →

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Juno Arrives

Posted on 2016/08/16 by Bartholomew Barker

Last Thursday was another Science Cafe at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science. This time we heard a talk about the Juno space probe which went into orbit of Jupiter on the Fourth of July. After the talk Tara … Continue reading →

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Good News, Everyone!

Posted on 2015/04/27 by Bartholomew Barker

Before I write my poem-a-day, Postcard Poems and Prose has posted another of my poems as we approach the end of National Poetry Month. Check it out! In other news, Thursday night I’ll be at the North Carolina Museum of … Continue reading →

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