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The Grave of James Dickey

Posted on 2025-11-05 by Bartholomew Barker

All cemeteries should have Spanish Moss draped from their trees. This is what I learned while wandering through All Saints Church Cemetery in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. I was searching for the grave of James Dickey, Poet Laureate of the … Continue reading →

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The Grave of Richard Wilbur

Posted on 2023-08-15 by Bartholomew Barker

Some August days are meant for a drive in the country. Fortunately, the climate catastrophe took a breath and I drove with my windows down through the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts to Dawes Cemetery, outside Cummington, to visit the … Continue reading →

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The Grave of Randall Jarrell

Posted on 2020-08-28 by Bartholomew Barker

Yesterday I visited the grave of Randall Jarrell, 1914-1965. Besides being a poet and professor, he was the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress for 1956-1958, now known as the Poet Laureate of the United States.

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