Author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022). Pushcart Nominated Poet 2022. Editor MasticadoresUSA.
I would love to share my review of Jeff Flesch's poetry book "Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow", which was published today on MasticadoresUSA. https://masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/nature-speaks-of-love-and-sorrow-a-review-by-barbara-leonhard/
Juan Re Crivello, the Director and Head Editor for Masticadores, has a new Masticadores blog called Hotel Masticadores House. It is open for submissions for works on grief. I just happened to be working on another poem, an Ameri-Ku, about me and Mom, so I submitted it. Thank you, Juan, for publishing my poem! Submit to Juan... Continue Reading →
For the past half week I’ve felt heavy hearted and physically sore. Today I just had to go back to bed and sleep. I finally realized I was grieving Mom because April 3 is the anniversary of her passing.
It makes me wonder what lies beneath other dark days I have. Did something happen to me that I left buried and hidden? That in some mysterious way became my root, my grounding, and my new blooms?
…. isn’t a secret as we all till the ground for the daffodil, sprung each spring before an unexpected snow that bends our backs so low we wonder if we can survive The weight of a lingering winter We brace the cold, wet tears and all hold grief in a sacred spot where its roots can uphold us once the frost melts Copyright © 2023 Barbara Harris Leonhard All Rights Reserved
Barbara is 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. In November 2022, she became Editor for MasticadoresUSA. Barbara enjoys bringing writers together and started hosting open mics and readings on…
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Friends, I have published a post to celebrate National and World Poetry Day and the first day of Spring on MasticadoresUSA. I invite you to read the post…..
masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2023/03/21/happy-national-poetry-day-and-world-poetry-day-by-barbara-leonhard/
And it’s the first day of spring! May each new bloom be a poem!
And have you heard of the World Haiku Project? Among other world and nation celebrations, our Missouri State Poet Laureate, Maryfrances Wagner, is promoting Haiku writing across the state. You can read more about it here.
To celebrate all these occasions, I would like to offer some of my haiku. Please reply in the comments with a haiku if you are so moved.
Snow – a sloppy knife daffodils slump over spring caught unaware *** In silence so long ivy caught my heart and climbed my soul *** Wisdom is a cardinal red on green needles *** Green, pink, yellow in the English Ivy last Easter’s eggs *** Prowling cats hidden fairies sun night *** Atop a rusty shovel a cardinal sings spring songs *** The ocean in a grain of sand fends for itself…
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My review of Stephanie Henson’s new poetry book for youth was published on MasticadoresUSA. Take a look! Stephanie Henson, author of “In the Right Lane” (Experiments in Fiction, 2023), which I reviewed on February 8, 2023 here, has a new book coming out … “Poems Stuck in My Brain” by Stephanie Henson: A Review Here... Continue Reading →
Nolcha Fox is a prolific and entertaining poet! I was honored to review her book “Memory is that raccoon”, which contains the poem featured here. Enjoy! https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?preview=inline&linkCode=kpd&ref_=k4w_oembed_mGs735zp8njRe2&asin=9395224622&tag=kpembed-20 Happiness is an elephant sitting in the best chair, hogging the remote. I can only feed him peanuts and vacuum when he goes to the refrigerator for a... Continue Reading →
I’m pleased to announce that Poet Gabriela Marie Milton has done it again! Her latest anthology, Hidden in Childhood, has reached #1 status on Amazon. This 450-page collection of… Hidden in Childhood #1 Best Selling Poetry Anthology on Amazon! Read through this reblog from MasticadoresUSA for details! Barbara Leonhard Amazon Best-Selling Author Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments... Continue Reading →
This publication of poetry by Stephanie Henson includes my review of her loving debut poetry book In the Right Lane also has a review by me. You can find the article on MasticadoresUSA. Mosaic Masterpiece You may think you are broken, but lovely things can be created from the pieces. Up, down, sideways, and in... Continue Reading →
I feel so privileged to review Archery in the UK, a forthcoming poetry collection from Ingrid Wilson and Nick Reeves. I invite you to read this post on MasticadoresUSA…. If you are you looking for a poetry collection that will put a huge smile on your face, this is the book for you. Ingrid Wilson... Continue Reading →
Magazine is the brainchild of four editors (Terveen Gill, Manuela Timofte, Barbara Leonhard and myself) to publish on Sundays (at the same time) in… India, Usa and Gobblers, one writer from our list of 60 contributors. On February 5 it will appear in Gobblers at the top, and then in the coming months MasticadoresIndia and […]... Continue Reading →
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 