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For the Teenage Girl in the Parking Lot at The Taborian

Posted on 2024-02-06 by Bartholomew Barker

I am proud to announce that my poem For the Teenage Girl in the Parking Lot was published in the latest issue of The Taborian yesterday. Just like in the movies, this one was inspired by true events and I’d … Continue reading →

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Just Like Youth

Posted on 2023-07-03 by Bartholomew Barker

Sparklers don’t spark forever — by design their brief beauty dazzles like shooting stars or a comet plunging into daylight They run down their lives measured in inches and seconds traveling one direction throwing glowing embers which light the way … Continue reading →

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