Category: Poem
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How to Write a Poem Right: Don’t tell Shakespeare!
I have a poem up on Hotel Masticadores House. My gratitude to Editor Michelle Ayon Navajas! @poetrybymich How to Write a Poem Right by Barbara Leonhard A haibun a daykeeps the sonnets at baybecause in the haikuthe meter isn’t true…..If you need a chuckle today, you can read the rest…
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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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“Early Spring Snow” published on Spillwords!
Thank you, Dagmara K., for publishing my poem “Early Spring Snow” on Spillwords! My Thoughts on the PoemIt never fails that snow falls shortly after the daffodils bloom and the birds are back, deceived by the weather that Spring has arrived. Snow can smother or buffer. The morning’s glistening mounds…
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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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Four Poems up in Lothlorien Poetry Journal!
Thank you, Strider Marcus Jones, for publishing my four poems written in the manner of Emily Dickinson. “As For Death” “I Wish the Words” “There was a Knock” “My Mother Haunts My Twitter Feed” I wrote the first drafts of these poems after attending an online Emily Dickinson Tell It…
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I have a poem up on Chewers!
Thank you, Juan re Crivello, for publishing my poem, “Sleep Sit”! ”Sleep sit” means “to rest from labor”. In this poem, I empathize with those whose lives are devoted to farming and working the land. @BarbaraLeonhar4 Amazon Best-Selling Author, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022); Pushcart Nominee Facebook: Barbara Harris…
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Prayers With the Rising and Setting Sun
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! To reflect on this holiday, I republished these prayers about gratitude, hope, joy, and surrender on Medium. Prayers With the Rising Sun Prayers With the Setting Sun The featured image was taken by Dierik Leonhard. Bless you all! Love, Barbara
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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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Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks by Barbara Leonhard
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing my poem “Marie Kondo My Purse at Starbucks” on Gobblers. This poem is from my debut poetry collection, “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir” (EIF – Experiments in Fiction, 2022). It appears toward the end of the book, when it is time for me…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 