Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver

My appreciation for being nominated for this interview by Ingrid Wilson, who my publisher with EIF-Experiments in Fiction, and to the Editor of CanvasRebel Magazine, Editor Eric Garcia, who by the way, is a wonderful person to collaborate with.

Once a book is born, it always needs support, much like a child, looking for her way in this world. Writing a book, especially a memoir and a memoir in poetic form, was risky. People expect prose memoirs. In this article about taking risks, I speak about other risks in my life. We also explored my role as a “creative” with a “brand” and my social media presence. How did I build my social presence and so on. I invite you to read on…..

Meet Barbara Leonhard

Barbara is the best-selling author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF- Experiments in Fiction, 2022). A poem from this collection was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2022. Also, on Spillwords, Barbara was voted Author of the Month of October 2021, nominated Author of the Year for 2021, and recognized as a Spillwords Socialite of the Year in 2021. Her poems have won recognition online and in print. She is an internationally-known poet. In November 2022, she became Editor for MasticadoresUSA. Barbara is a Netter-Go Getter. She enjoys bringing writers together at Zoom open mics and readings.