Category: Barb’s Wordy Blurbs
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “Writing Between the Lines” by Nolcha Fox
Nolcha Fox has a new book coming out called Writing Between the Lines. I just had to share this cover. It’s amazing! I’ve read it because I was asked to write a blurb, which is below. I think the form is interesting. Nolcha writes poetic lines between two lines by…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Social Possibilities (Poetic Voices of Hope)
The anthology Social Possibilities: Poetic Voices of Hope (Prolific Pulse Press, 2025) is available now in Amazon. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m delighted to share the Amazon blurbs and a poem I have in the book. I’m sure you all can relate to the need for hope during…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “The Street” by John Yamrus
John Yamrus, a renowned master of neo-noir and minimalist poetry, has a book out with Anxiety Press. The Street is a poetic memoir presented in a conversational tone. In fact, Yamrus told me it’s best I read the book as though I’m speaking it. Because his stanzas put me right…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “My Pelvis Wants to be Elvis” by Nolcha Fox
Who hasn’t heard of Nolcha Fox? She’s one of the most prolific contemporary U.S. poets. Nolcha Fox’s poems have been curated in more print and online journals than I can count. She’s a nominee for 2023, 2024, and 2025 Best of The Net and nominee for 2023 and 2024 Pushcart…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “Encore: A Collection of Poetry” by Zaneta Varnado Johns
Zaneta Varnado Johns’ book, “Encore: A Collection of Poetry”, is a book for the soul of humanity. As I read the poems, I felt my heart open and expand. She begins in Part One with “Whispers and Romances”, which celebrates sensual love and the sense of love as it manifests…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Talk Smack to a Hurricane by Lynne Jensen Lampe
When I read Lynne Jensen Lampe’s poems in Talk Smack to a Hurricane, I tried to put myself in the tiny shoes of a little girl being tumbled about by the mystery and uncertainty that accompanies her mother’s uprooted mental state after giving birth to Lynne. The first year of…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Waiting on the Last Train by Terry Allen
Terry Allen’s poetry collection, Waiting on the Last Train, is as delightful as the train rides I enjoyed as a child, imagining the fleeting lives of those who lived near the tracks and listening to the humorous tales told by fellow passengers about their dog Barney, a horse in pain,…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Cora’s Quest by Lauren Scott
Across from my house lies our neighborhood park. From my front yard, I can see the small bridge that traverses the creek. We often see small herds of deer feeding on the grass in the park. One doe that lives in my brother’s back yard has borne many fawns in…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Heron Spirit by Ken Gierke
Ken Gierke’s new poetry collection, Heron Spirit, is a conversation with the natural world. The poems take us from playing in leaves to lines that paddle in unison with the waves of metaphors, the lines that stretch into the endless horizon of an endless river. Nature holds bold, tall titans, sentinel eagles,…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: The Weight of One Hummingbird Feather and Random Seed by Sharon SingingMoon
Sharon SingingMoon’s new poetry collection, The Weight of One Hummingbird Feather, is a tragic memoir of the loss of her son to drug addiction in early January 2023. These raw and honest poems reveal not just her son’s descent into addiction but also his healthy years of promise. Imagine a…
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