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Mike Bartholomew
Charles M. Bartholomew is a retired journalist and radio announcer. He is a native of Valparaiso, Indiana, and a graduate of Valparaiso High School, Wabash College (B. A., Physics), and the Univers...view moreCharles M. Bartholomew is a retired journalist and radio announcer. He is a native of Valparaiso, Indiana, and a graduate of Valparaiso High School, Wabash College (B. A., Physics), and the University of Maryland (M. A., Journalism). Except for a number of years in the north and northwest Chicago suburbs, he has spent most of his life in Northwest Indiana, about which he has written extensively of the people and history as a newspaper correspondent. He began writing “schoolyard rhymes” in elementary school and became a serious amateur poet—a Valparaiso tradition, as you will read—at the age of 16, continuing his art for over 40 years. He learned much of his craft at the knee of his mother, an English teacher and mezzo-soprano who instilled in him a voracious appetite for language and all kinds of music. He has written in all styles—lyrics, parodies, blank verse, advertising jingles, “deadline” poetry, inspirational and patriotic verse, humorous and satirical sketches, and protest songs. Most dear to him are the many portraits of family, classmates, and friends on which he honed his skills. He has authored one book, a fantasy called The Sleigh Elf’s Daughter, a clear example of his taste for the outrageous.view less