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Online Poetry Workshop

Posted on 2020/03/31 by Bartholomew Barker

  We just finished a global poetry workshop with Google Hangouts and it was a success. There were only three poets but we had representatives from both hemispheres so I was enthused. All the poetry was strong and the reviews … Continue reading →

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I could use some help

Posted on 2020/03/23 by Bartholomew Barker

I firmly believe that best way to improve one’s poetry is to get feedback from other poets. I’ve been facilitating a monthly Living Poetry workshop for about ten years now and we’ve recently had to shift our meetings online due … Continue reading →

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Magical Poetry

Posted on 2018/07/09 by Bartholomew Barker

A few months ago, I received an owl from Hogwarts. Secrecy being what it is, I could not reveal the true reason for my recent trip to Britain until now. I have been recalled to my position as Poetics Master … Continue reading →

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Poetry Workshop Results

Posted on 2017/02/07 by Bartholomew Barker

Saturday I helped lead a poetry workshop at the 2017 Holly Springs Arts Festival with my friends and fellow poets Tara Lynne Groth and Chris Abbate. Tara Lynne passed around some old postcards to inspire our poems and I demonstrated … Continue reading →

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July (a workshop poem)

Posted on 2016/02/09 by Bartholomew Barker

The Holly Springs workshop Saturday went very well. We had twelve participants and I was impressed that everyone was willing to share poems they’d written in under five minutes mere moments before. For my random prompt, I rolled a 12-sided … Continue reading →

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Free Workshop in Holly Springs

Posted on 2016/01/28 by Bartholomew Barker

On Saturday the 6th of February I’ll be co-hosting a free poetry workshop at the Holly Springs Community Arts Festival with my friends and fellow poets Tara Lynne Groth and Chris Abbate. It starts at 1pm in the Holly Springs … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Workshops

Posted on 2014/12/28 by Bartholomew Barker

Among my regular poetic duties, I host a free monthly workshop that meets on third Thursdays in the Durham South Regional Library, here in North Carolina. I’ve been doing it for a couple of years and have a good mix … Continue reading →

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