collection ‘naked in dog years’, self published April 2024, new cover by Noah Michael Smock Worked out a new cover with my son Noah Michael Smock for ‘naked in dog years’ (April 2024)naked in dog years, 55 pagesApril 2024can be purchased via paypal (bartsmock@gmail.com)or Venm…

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11/15/25, reading from self published collections 'angel tantrum' & 'tell 5pm it's god somewhere' YouTube video by Barton Smock

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to all things smaller

words toward Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi’s vernal nude painted cave angel burned wifi connected thing of a collection ‘Disintegration Made Plain and Easy’ (Piżama Press, 2025) Dear Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, I wrote so many letters to Ethan Hawke. I was overweight with doom. My imagery was photographed fasting. A thorn and a spear dreamt of being on the same side of god. I ha…

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words toward Darren C Demaree’s ‘Now Flourish Northern Cardinal’ (selected poems 2005-2025, Small Harbor Publishing (2025)) Now Flourish Northern Cardinalselected poems 2005-2025, Darren C DemareeSmall Harbor Publishing, 2025Addiction is the breadcrumb that the body follows to wine. I don’t know what this turns into. Da…

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Locked Thing The door forgets it’s theoretical. The cat, a lonely hourglass. I’m always going to be a disappointment.

Locked Thing is inspired by #poem + #prompt 044 hosted by @neonpajamas.bsky.social @bartonsmock.bsky.social and also this week's #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors.

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The Humanity after Barton Smock God's lone loaned coat being passed around at the massacre.

ten word poem for #smallpoemsunday

this one's for @bartonsmock.bsky.social

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Barton Smock Surreal-Absurd Sampler — Mercurius Eight surreal and absurd poems from Barton Smock, complete with a mini-essay on the genre and form.

"the scarecrow loving puppet put a pop gun to the head of the soundman’s lamb."

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liftoff by @BartonSmock.bsky.social (2024 Mercurius Magazine)

How kind...thank you

2024

Have you heard of @bartonsmock.bsky.social

The prolific Ohio poet posts 1-3 poems a day on his Instagram & his website (kingsoftrain.com) then bundles them into self-published pay-what-you-want books whenever he feels like it (or whenever a particular sequence is as complete as complete can be).

Well good person nah

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