Category: Hotel Masticadores House
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Party Hearty—My New Collaboration with Nolcha Fox is up On HOTEL Masticadores!
Thank you, Esteemed Editor Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing our poem “Party Hearty” on HOTEL Masticadores! Party Hearty by Barbara Leonhard and Nolcha Fox Rona woke up on the right side of the saddle. Felt hoarse. Coughed up phlegm the color of runny yolks. “Good day for a party. They love …
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Poem up on Hotel Masticadores!
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing “Birth Name”, a collaboration by Nolcha Fox and me. Nolcha and I had fun spinning verses on Google Drive, responding to each other’s new verses daily for a period of time. Hope you like this poem! Here is the start of the poem.…
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A Sonnet to Tinnitus
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing my sonnet today on Hotel Masticadores House! As you may know, tinnitus is ringing in the ears. The screeching sounds are all around me every minute of the day and night, and when I’m trying to sleep, the volume and pitch rise as…
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Chew on This 🤣
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing this fun collaboration by me and Nolcha Fox!
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Poems Published in Various Places
I hope you enjoy this menagerie of poems. On November 10: “Homeless Woman Applying Makeup on the Patio at Eatwell Grocery” was published on Hotel Masticadores USA. I wrote this poem while observing the woman one morning on the outdoor patio at Eatwell Grocery. Homeless Woman Applying Make-Up on the…
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Michelle Ayon Navajas’ Wonderful Review of “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir”
I am delighted and honored to read Michelle’s review of my debut poetry collection published by EIF – Experiments in Fiction, 2022. I feel she captured the major themes of the Mother Wound, grief, and loss well. I hope you enjoy her review as much as I did. It was…
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“Wanna Play Marbles” up on Hotel Masticadores House
Thank you, Juan! I enjoy collaborating with Nolcha Fox on poems! Nolcha and I have done marathon collaborations. One of us composes a verse on Google Drive and shares it with the other. She uses regular font and I, italics. We go back and forth until we feel the poem…
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“Ruby’s Loss” up on Hotel
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing “Ruby’s Loss” on Hotel. I wrote it during a workshop on writing poetry inspired by colors, taught by Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld in the Garden of Neuro Institute. You can explore the Garden on the Mighty App.
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”Estate Sale” up on Hotel Masticadores House
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing this memoir poem about my father, who was unable to let go of worry and fear. Also, he was haunted by his idyllic past, an only son growing up on Lake Michigan in Escanaba, Michigan, in this cozy house built by his father.…
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“Estate Sale” up on Hotel
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing this memoir poem about my father on Hotel. Amazon Best-Selling Author, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022); Pushcart Nomineehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BH99FS2T Facebook: Barbara Harris Leonhard /barbara.leonhard; Instagram: @meelosmom123
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