Category: Hotel Masticadores House
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“Glitter Lips” A Rengay by Barbara, Nolcha, & Melissa is up on Hotel Masticadores House Today!
Thank you so much, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing our series of Rengay poems monthly. We appreciate you! Here is a description of Rengay poems from Haikupedia: https://haikupedia.org/article-haikupedia/rengay/ Glitter LipsHer lips have poof, sparkling proof that her skin has shimmer too. Her bags and shoes have bling.She’s a bling ding,only…
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My Gratitude for the Best of the Net Nomination for 2025!
Thank you Michelle Ayon Navajas for nominating my mythic poem “The Battle of Lake Michigan” for Best of the Net 2025! I’m truly honored and humbled to be included among these amazing nominees. Read on for the reblog of the nominations made by Michelle Ayon Navajas (Editor of Hotel Masticadores…
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“Glazed” A Rengay by Barbara Leonhard, Nolcha Fox, and Melissa Lemay
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing our Rengay! And I love your interpretation! “This poem weaves together surreal imagery and mundane concerns with a striking juxtaposition of the abstract and the everyday. The glazed donuts and bacon serve as metaphors for deeper, often unspoken anxieties and desires. The contrast…
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My poem “Hey, Siri” is live on Hotel Masticadores House!
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Nanvajas, for publishing my poem “Hey, Siri” on Hotel today! And I really appreciate your interpretation, which is spot on. I know it takes extra time to comment on an author’s piece, and I am grateful. “Barbara vividly captures a sense of disorientation and struggle in…
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What’s for Dinner—A Husband’s Lament Published on Hotel Masticadores!
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing my husband’s lament! What’s for Dinner—A Husband’s Lament by Barbara Leonhard Chili again? Been at least a month though she swears she’s just cooked it. To spare her the … What’s for Dinner—A Husband’s Lament by Barbara Leonhard The poem came about because…
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My Fable “ The Battle of Lake Michigan” is up on Hotel Masticadores!
My gratitude to Editor Michelle Ayon Navajas for publishing my fable. I imagined my dad playing on the shore of Lake Michigan just outside his home in Escanaba, Michigan, way back in late 20s. He was an only child. I always loved visiting my grandparents and playing on the same…
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Nolcha Fox and I have a poem up on Hotel Masticadores!
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing this wacky scary poem! I hope everyone enjoys it! And look for our new book Too Much Fun To Be Legal releasing soon with Garden of Neuro Publishing!
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“Take a Knee” finds a home in Hotel Masticadores House!
Those of you who suffer from osteoarthritis know about joint failures and replacements. Surgeons want you to wait until your screams bleed because new joints have a shelf life. Taking a step is like trying to jog pulling an oxygen tank. Depression takes over. Although you know it’s situational, you…
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How to Write a Poem Right: Don’t tell Shakespeare!
I have a poem up on Hotel Masticadores House. My gratitude to Editor Michelle Ayon Navajas! @poetrybymich How to Write a Poem Right by Barbara Leonhard A haibun a daykeeps the sonnets at baybecause in the haikuthe meter isn’t true…..If you need a chuckle today, you can read the rest…
