Fra Baccio Bartolomeo
left many altar pieces on show
people having double chins& chubby cheeks
the self-satisfied look he did seek*
*https://www.wikiart.org/en/bartolomeo-veneto
Categories:
bartolomeo, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Glorious Spain after 1492, and the cost
Long forgotten, but for Bartolomeo de Las Casas
O the lie of OUR WORK ETHIC! How did Catholic Iberia
Rule the Americas (1492 -1898), dominate Europe?
You can rule, too, if you enslaved all of the Americas!
Categories:
bartolomeo, america, bible, england, history,
Form: Acrostic
They knew with a name like Bartolomeo Cristofori
This charming boy raised in the hills of Italy
Would be destined for grand things
They saw Bartolomeo forging his destiny
Tinkering with the sounds of strings vibrating
Throwing a tiny hammer for melodious resonating
And so it was around 1700 the piano was invented
For centuries refined through innovation
evolution and technological advances
Grandiose in many forms from
baby grand to boudoir grand
to parlor grand to concert grand
To this day keys of ebony and ivory enchant
At the hands of every passionate virtuoso
AP: Honorable Mention 2020
Posted on October 13, 2018
Categories:
bartolomeo, celebrity, creation, history, music,
Form: Free verse
He was born in Genoa,
and his mother was Susanna;
and he set sail at the age of fourteen,
to begin a new exploration age!
His father Domenico
gave him inspiration and courage...
while his three brothers: Giacomo,
Bartolomeo and Giovanni ventured with him
on his long and dangerous voyages,
and accused of many atrocities...
they were sent back to Spain in chains!
A visionary with an extraordinary man's ego,
followed in the footsteps of Marco Polo...
and in his final days, he died a disappointed man!
Categories:
bartolomeo, anniversary, death, family, father,
Form: Italian Sonnet