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FEED THE HOLY: In the TOP 10 for Great Editors on Chill Subs!
Great news! FEED THE HOLY, the lit journal I founded a year ago in November, made an impression on Chill Subs, which recently ran a contest for the Best Lit Magazine. Click on the links below to see the results. Owing to the votes of the contributors to FEED THE HOLY, I earned…
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Amazing Anthology on Dreams Available Now!
I’m delighted to say I have three poems in this new anthology edited by Robbie Cheadle and Colleen M. Chesebro. The theme this year is dreams. My poems follow. The link to order the anthology is provided in this reblog and my post below. 1.Rescued (A Tanka Puente)Night dreams rupture…
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More Children’s Poems Up on Little Chews!!
Thank you, Nolcha Fox, for publishing my poems for the African school children in Kenya. These poems were read as part of the Poetry Reading Project on Hillary Mainga’s Facebook page (Hillary Mainga). Some characters and story lines are developing. I usually do not use end rhymes when I write…
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Best Lit Magazine Awards
Please vote for FEED THE HOLY. You can nominate up to 5 lit magazines on Chill Subs. Voting closes on December 7 https://www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag-awards Explore the journal. https://feedthehol.blogspot.com/ You can learn about the mission of FEED THE HOLY here. https://feedthehol.blogspot.com/2024/11/feed-holy-submission-call.html
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The Rengay Ladies Swarmed by Honey Bees!
“Honey Bee” is up on Collaborature! Thank you. Melissa Lemay! Follow this link to read the Rengay poem and other posts. It’s a beautiful journal. There are monthly contests! Submissions are open. Submit here. https://collaborature.blogspot.com/2025/11/honey-bee-nf-ml-bl.html More Rengay poems by the Rengay Ladies
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Treats from Robbie Cheadle!
On Treasuring Poetry (Part of Writing to be Read), Robbie Cheadle published an interview with Melissa Lemay about Melissa’s journal Collaborature, Melissa’s favorite poet and poem, and her collaborative poetry collection with Nolcha Fox and me, Broken Rengay: Unruly Poetry. Following the interview, Robbie shares her positive review of the…
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“Payne” Keeps Showing Up for Tea!
“Payne Comes for Tea” is up on Chewers by Masticadores. Thank you so much, Nolcha Fox, for this collaboration. As you said, you and I are a payne! 🤣 We could not have written our poems without Payne hanging around so much. “Payne Comes for Tea” is one of the…
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A Tiny Poem up on Little Chews
Thank you, Editor Nolcha Fox, for publishing “Orange Sun” on Little Chews. I wrote “Orange Sun” during an online workshop offered by Cheltenham Poetry Festival. Orange SunHalf-consumed by smoky skiesIt slips slowly into the billowing cloudsA life half-spentA life that wants to sleep forever.©Barbara Leonhard
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“Bringing Home the Bacon” by the Rengay Gals
Nolcha Fox, Melissa Lemay, and I are back at it! We hope you enjoy our new Rengay and then click on the purchase link to the Kindle book for Bro Ken Rengay: Unruly Poetry (Prolific Pulse Press, 2025). Paperback format is also available. Bringing Home the BaconPlease buy our bookIt’ll…
