Category: My Mother
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Poetry Reading 4 “Three-Penny Memories”: “Departing from Gate 3”
Why does my book title, Three-Penny Memories, have the number 3 in it? Read on and then listen to my recording of a poem from Chapter 3, “Departing from Gate 3”. When you see the number 3, what do you think of? This number represents many triads in our culture:…
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Poetry Reading from Barbara Harris Leonhard and Launch Event news!
I am delighted to present the third in a series of readings from Barbara Harris Leonhard’s debut poetry collection, Three-Penny Memories, A Poetic … Poetry Reading from Barbara Harris Leonhard and Launch Event news! I am so grateful to Ingrid Wilson (EIF-Experiments in Fiction) for her beautiful work on my…
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Poetry Reading 3: Three-Penny Memories, “The Caregiver’s Craft”
In Poetry Reading 1 (the Sept. 16 post), I introduced my debut poetry book and spoke about caregiving. I promised to read “The Caregiver’s Craft”, which is in Chapter 2 of my poetic memoir, Three-Penny Memories. My book will be released on October 15, 2022, on Amazon in Kindle and…
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Book Launch for Three-Penny Memories!
I received the book proof! The book will be released on Amazon on October 15, 2022. I am so grateful to Ingrid Wilson, owner of EIF – Experiments in Fiction, who patiently and professionally led me through this process of book production. When I let go of my manuscript, I…
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100 Homemade Cherry Pies
Spoiler alert! This is a long post to read, but you can listen to the audio (10 minutes) if you prefer. It isn’t a poetic reading from my book, just another memoir piece. I included photos of Mom and me. While I was attending Lake Superior State College (now a…
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Poetry Reading 2: Three-Penny Memories, “Hyperion Raises Doubts”
Hello and Welcome! I invite you to listen to my discussion of Chapter 1 in my debut poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, and my reading of my poem “Hyperion Raises Doubts”. The audio explains the themes and stories in Chapter 1. The audio is around 10 minutes long.…
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Poetry Reading 1: Introducing “Three-Penny Memories”
. I’m so grateful to you all for following the production of my debut poetry book, “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir”. You’re the best! The cover reveal was yesterday! In this audio reading, I explain the cover and read the first poem, “Excavating the Heart Wall of Grief”, which is…
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Poetry Mini Interview V
This is the final installment of my interview view series with Thomas Whyte on his blog, Poetry Mini Interviews. The question this time is “How does a poem begin?” http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/search/label/Barbara%20Leonhard To illustrate what triggers a poem, I include parts of some poems from my forthcoming debut poetry book, Three-Penny Memories:…
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Exciting News!
I am pleased to announce that this week I signed a book contract with EIF (Experiments in Fiction) for my poetry collection, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir! Thank you for signing me, Ingrid Wilson! Ingrid is currently preparing the anthology Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, edited by…
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Issue V: Cassandra available now! — Free Verse Revolution:
It is finally here! Thank you again for your patience with this issue. It has been a busy week and a final hectic hour of making sure it is ready for you. Free digital download Issue V: Cassandra – digital version Print copy for purchase Issue V: Cassandra – print…
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