Category: Poem
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Some of My Poems Are Published in Chinese by Yongbo Ma
Yongbo Ma published his Chinese translations of three of my poems in a magazine, “Dipper International Poetry Forum,” Issue 4, ISSN 1321-3622. Unfortunately, I do not have a link. Here are my poems along with Yongbo’s translations. A Broken Heart A broken heartThe construct of love breachedRivets on the bridge…
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“Picasso Dreams Broken Glass” up on LatinosUSA
Thank you, Juan are Crivello, for publishing “Picasso Dreams Broken Glass” on Latinos USA today. Here is the beginning of the poem. Picasso Dreams Broken GlassIn response to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol (2021) Thrust down with a fumbling handin the light of the slumberous mooncrashing into the crater…
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“Days Like Water” by Cindy Georgakas and Me
How fun! Cindy Georgakas invited me to collaborate on a poem. My verses are in italics, and hers are the rest. Enjoy! Days Like Water Days like water slip through my fingers.I try to catch it, but it’s a fruitless endeavor. Somedays I land in a puddle, swimming like a fish…
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Published Today on American Poet
I have three poems up on American Poet. “Senescence,” “Winter Prayers,” and “The Girl with the Pearl Earring.” Thank you so much, editor Faiyaj Islam Fahim! https://www.americanpoet.org/2025/09/barbara-harris-leonhard-poetry-one-of.html You too can submit 10 poems with a bio and author image to Faiyaj Islam Fahim at the email address below. 📩 Email: americanpoet6@gmail.com🌐 Website: www.americanpoet.org My…
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Poetry up on Lothlorien Poetry Journal
Three poems were published on Lothlorien Poetry Journal. Thank you, Strider Marcus Jones! https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2025/09/three-poems-by-barbara-harris-leonhard.html The first poem is a surreal expression of how I felt hearing of the passing of my first husband. The second one is an epistle poem to my dad, who was a pastor. I wondered how…
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“Pain Will Do That” Published on Collaborature
A Rengay collaboration penned by Nolcha Fox, Melissa Lemay, and me, has been published on Collaborature. Thank you, Melissa Lemay, for featuring our work! Here are the first three stanzas. Pain Will Do thatpain is the perfect weight loss planfood tastes bittereven cheesecake makes me fleeholding a pen too long—my…
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“Homeless Woman Applying Makeup on the Patio Outside Eatwell Grocery” up on MasticadoresCanada!
My Poem “Homeless Woman Applying Makeup on the Patio Outside Eatwell Grocery” was published on MasticadoresCanada as a reply to the submission call on the theme of “Women.” My gratitude to Editor Ray Whitaker. Homeless Woman Applying Make-Up on the Patio Outside Eatwell GroceryColor-stained hair, yellow as butter over crisp…
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AI Robots as Best-Selling Artists?!
In my research for my poetry collection The Lost Book of Zeroth, I have several poems about AI Robot Sophia, a creation of Hanson Robotics. Believe it or not, she was made a citizen of Saudi Arabia and the Ambassador for tourism in Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the United…
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More poems from the Anthology “Social Possibilities: Poetic Voices of Hope”
This week, I did a Barb’s Wordy Blurbs about Prolific Pulse Press’s new anthology “Social Possibilities: Poetic Voices of Hope”. I also have a Tanka poem and a Puente poem in the anthology. I used the anthology “Sunflower Tanka: An Anthology of Tanka, Tanka Prose, & Experimental Tanka”, compiled by…
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