Category: Memoir
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My Review of John Yamrus’ New Poetic Memoir, “The Street”
I was humbled when John Yamrus asked my to review his new book, “The Street”. I published the review on MasticadoresUSA. I hope you read the review and decide to purchase his book. It’s available with Anxiety Press.
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Contemplate has published “Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks”
Konmari took off with my purse of regrets. I see it’s been found by Contemplate on Medium. I subscribed to Medium a few months ago, but this year has been so busy that I failed to post much. Now I’m addicted. My handle is BarbaraLeonhard@meelosmom. Of course, I’m promoting my…
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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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Interview on Canvas Rebel
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…
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Reflections & Revelations has PUBLISHED!! — I Write Her
I wrote a blurb for this new anthology just out from Susi Bocks – I Write Her. It’s part of the book forward. When you read Reflections & Revelations (The Short of It Publishing Volume 2 – 2022), you bear witness to each poet’s deeply intimate thoughts on life condensed into tight…
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A Love Letter to Mom: an Ameri-Ku by Barbara Harris Leonhard — Hotel
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…
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I would like to invite you….
…to a free online poetry event sponsored by Normal Public Library (in Normal, Illinois). I’ll be reading from my book “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir” (Experiments in Fiction, 2032) and answering your questions. I’m very excited to have this time to share my poetic memoir with you all. The event…
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“The Caregiver’s Craft” Recited on Radio Friends with Paul Pepper
On February 15, my interview about my new poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF- Experiments in Fiction, 2022), was aired on Radio Friends with Paul Pepper. His interview segments are very short, under nine minutes. My book mainly covers my relationship with my mother and my caregiving to…
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Nomination for Publication of the Year on Spillwords
My poem, “Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks” has been nominated Publication of the Year on Spillwords. The poem follows. If you like the poem, would you vote for it? It would mean a lot to me. The poem is included in my debut poetry collection, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir…
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