Tag Archives: social media

A 21st Century Howl

Posted on 2022-01-12 by Bartholomew Barker

A 21st Century Howl “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by…”~ opening line of Howl by Allen Ginsberg What sphinx of algorithms and data bashed open their skulls?Moloch! Facebook! Moloch! Twitter! Moloch!Moloch who promised an egalitarian utopia! … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: On the Interstate

Posted on 2021-09-03 by Bartholomew Barker

Teenagers play in trafficI almost sacrifice one lambon the altar of social media I’m heading to a week-long writing retreat and something odd happened on the way. I was on I-95 in the middle of South Carolina, nice clear highway … Continue reading →

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Fraiku: Social Media

Posted on 2021-08-20 by Bartholomew Barker

Let poetry soothethe slings and arrowsof your social media life

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