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T. Bartlett
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Taking inspiration from William Wordsworth and mythology, I wrote a golden shovel poem called "Daffodil." And I named the photo of the daffodil "Lonely As a Cloud."

#poetry #poem #photography #daffodil #flower #williamwordsworth #mythology #narcissus
Poem text of "Daffodil" on a flora photograph of a daffodil on a black background. Daffodil I often daydreamed as a child if I had drifted away, just wandered off in a daze, lost and lonely, could I come back changed, just as Narcissus, a beautiful Daffodil, or a floating and majestic cloud?
November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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We have friends everywhere.

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The Wildest Democratic Wins You May Not Have Heard About
Elections for school boards and public service commissions aren’t as sexy as a governor’s race, but they matter — and Democrats swept them everywhere.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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After taking a day to reflect, as New Yorker by birth who has always been priced out, and as someone who has been thinking deeply about the practice of Black Studies as it intersects with History, this is where I’m at about Mamdani’s victory:
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?

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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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"It Was a Dark and Rainy Night"

#photography #nature #rain #bokeh #trees #blue
Nature photography of raindrops falling in a wooded area. Edited for a dark and chilly gothic effect. Watermark with T. Bartlett Photography and Writing in the lower right corner.
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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"Offering for the Dead"

#dayofthedead #diadelosmuertos #photography #flowers #nature #art #gothic #hydrangeas
Flora photograph of hydrangea flowers edited in black and white and red for gothic horror effect. Watermark with T. Bartlett Photography and Writing in the lower right corner.
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Look to the light.

#photography #flowers #nature #aster #art #surreal
October 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Bumblebee collecting pollen from purple and yellow flowers.

#photography #nature #flower #impressionism #bee #bumblebee
A bumblebee collects pollen from purple and yellow flowers.
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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A dose of nature.
A dose of red.
A dose of light.
Hope,
vitality,
and life.

#photography #flower #nature #zinnia #red #light #poem
Photograph of zinnia flowers edited for effect in red and light. Watermark with T. Bartlett Photography and Writing in the lower right hand of the image.
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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On this day in 1849, and at the age of 40, Edgar Allan Poe died. He was a formative inspiration to me as a writer, so I wrote the following ode as a way to honor his work.

#poem #ode #edgarallanpoe #poe #edgar #writing #writer
Image of Edgar Allan Poe with a dark gray and red gradation and text of poem called "Edgar" by T. Bartlett His ink runs dark on the page and scroll, his words lay heavy on the mind and soul, his stories bear the burden of his tortured heart, his poems echo the beat of his tell-tale art. How alive he remains after all this time, while The Raven carries his mournful rhyme.
October 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Happy subversive Saturday. Embrace your inner goth.

#photography #flower #nature #dark #goth #gothic
Photograph of a dark pink and purple flower with red pixels against a dark gray background. T. Bartlett watermark in the lower left of image.
October 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Something Gothic this way comes… Submissions are OPEN for The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry. We want poems of neon dread, fractured love, haunted minds.

Closing date: October 31st

#PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry
Something Gothic This Way Comes: Submit to The Havisham Steps: Modern Gothic Poetry - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout October 2025 | Publication in 2026
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October 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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DEADLINE EXTENDED
If you’re a poet of Arab heritage, writing in English anywhere in the world, with a poetry manuscript - you now have until 15 October to enter the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize!

> $2000
> US publication with Noemi Press
> UK publication with Out-Spoken Press

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Are you a writer of Arab heritage with a poetry manuscript? DEADLINE EXTENDED - ENTER BY 15 OCTOBER $2000 PRIZE plus US PUBLICATION with Noemi Press and UK PUBLICATION with Out-Spoken Press NOEMI GUEST JUDGE: Farid Matuk SERIES EDITORS: Fady Joudah, Hayan Charara OUT SPOKEN PRESS Etel Adnan Poetry Prize For a first or second book by a writer of Arab heritage NOEMIPRESS.SUBMITTABLE.COM
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Nectar of the gods.
#photography #nature #butterfly #flower #nectar
Butterfly sipping nectar from a pink zinnia flower.
September 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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A bee and a blanketflower, unconcerned by the rapture. Pollen must be collected.

#photography #nature #bee #flower #rapture
Bee collecting pollen on a vibrant red and yellow blanketflower.
September 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Ironweed, a symbol of strength and resilience in mythology and folklore.

#photography #nature #flowers #ironweed #color #blackandwhite
Photograph of ironweed flowers edited in pink and black and white. Pond in the background and trunk of tree on left.
August 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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If nature has cheerleaders, then verbena qualifies.

#photography #nature #flowers #blackandwhite #color #verbena
Photograph of verbena flowers with surrounding metal fencing. Edited in pink and black and white.
August 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Happy #nationalsunflowerday! Here's one of my photos and a poem I wrote called "Apollo's Flower."

#photography #poetry #poem #flower #sunflower
Photograph of a sunflower with the text of a poem by T. Bartlett called "Apollo's Flower." Behold the sunflower on rainy days with enchanting petals and flaming rays, for that which conjures fire from the storm, is divine in nature and Elysium born.
August 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Coneflower in Pleasantville.

#photography #photo #flower #coneflower #nature
Photo of a coneflower edited to be partial black and white with the cone of the flower in orange.
July 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Pretty coneflower field

#photography #photo #flower #coneflower
Color photograph of a field of coneflowers.
July 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Wishfully thinking.

#photography #dandelion #flower #flowerphotography
Photograph of a dandelion edited in sepia tone.
July 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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"The Words Most Needed"

If ever I wished for poems to become irrelevant, this would be one of them.

#poem #poet #poetry #war
The Words Most Needed
YouTube video by T. Bartlett Photography and Writing
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July 9, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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This one is called "Inner Reserves." She's got it and so do you. Share your light with those who need it.

#photography #nature #anemone #meadowflower #flower
Photograph of an anemone flower mostly in black and white with the exception of the pale yellow in the middle.
July 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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A poem for our times:

"A Flag or a Cloak"

#poem #poetry #democracy #fascism
A Flag or a Cloak
YouTube video by T. Bartlett Photography and Writing
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July 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM