Tag Archives: science

Looking Back

Posted on 2021-11-02 by Bartholomew Barker

Looking Backfor the James Webb Space Telescope Far past the dark side of the moonNever again to feel the warmthOf human breath or touch I need absolute cold for my workTo stare for days unblinkingSift light into colors Note the … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Science

Posted on 2021-08-06 by Bartholomew Barker

If science were easyeveryone would do itlisten to your nerds

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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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Partially Vaccinated

Posted on 2021-04-20 by Bartholomew Barker

And somehow we’re already on our third Two-for-Tuesday prompt of the month. This is the one that shows up each and every April. For this Two-for-Tuesday prompt from Robert Lee Brewer’s Write Better Poetry blog: Write a love poem and/or…Write … 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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The Luster of Gold

Posted on 2020-03-10 by Bartholomew Barker

The Luster of Gold “God does not play dice.” Albert Einstein on Quantum Mechanics I order another glass of wine after calculating the odds my date will be late for dinner. While at the bar my phone jiggles and I … Continue reading →

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A cardinal, an owl and a raven walk into a bar…

Posted on 2017-04-22 by Bartholomew Barker

This morning some of my fellow Living Poets and I visited Ayr Mount in Hillsborough and followed the appropriately named Poet’s Walk. Amongst the trees along the Eno River, I was thinking about today’s prompt but was also considering something … Continue reading →

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Paper Airplanes

Posted on 2015-04-16 by Bartholomew Barker

From the Poetic Asides blog: For today’s prompt, write a science poem. Your poem could be about science in a general sense, but you can also latch onto a specific field or story. Maybe write a poem about the scientific … Continue reading →

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