Timothy E.G. Bartel

Timothy E. G. Bartel is a poet and professor from California. He teaches writing at the College at Saint Constantine, and his forthcoming book is Aflame But Unconsumed: Poems (Kelsay Press, 2019).

Status Check

Aug 9, 2019 1 min read Poetry

Try to make sense of what happened when you were alive: Where was there justice? How hot were the breezes in August? Where were the altars? To whom was the sacrifice offered? Who

Lazarus

Jul 2, 2019 1 min read

One sonnet can imbue a history With upright strength when shouted prose demands It bow to fear or riches. Emma writes Though publishers refuse her name in print, Though civil rights do not

Hymn on Bow-Making

Nov 23, 2018 1 min read Poetry

Lazarus

Feb 6, 2017 1 min read Poetry

One sonnet can imbue a history With upright strength when shouted prose demands It bow to fear or riches. Emma writes Though publishers refuse her name in print, Though civil rights do not

Remembering

Jul 9, 2015 1 min read Poetry

First, too much play would cause the crotch-tab to Break off; the thumb was often the next part To crack when holding weapons stressed its glue— And last, the band which joined the