Category: Poetry
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Why Does Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir Read Like a Novel?
On October 4, 2023, I presented a poetry reading to the Garden of Neuro Institute’s Poetry Circle. I explained what motivated my poetry collection and how I made it read like a novel. There’s a power point presentation with links. Copyright 2023 Barbara Leonhard Amazon Best-Selling Author, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic…
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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…
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“Wanna Play Marbles” up on Hotel Masticadores House
Thank you, Juan! I enjoy collaborating with Nolcha Fox on poems! Nolcha and I have done marathon collaborations. One of us composes a verse on Google Drive and shares it with the other. She uses regular font and I, italics. We go back and forth until we feel the poem…
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“Ruby’s Loss” up on Hotel
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing “Ruby’s Loss” on Hotel. I wrote it during a workshop on writing poetry inspired by colors, taught by Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld in the Garden of Neuro Institute. You can explore the Garden on the Mighty App.
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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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The Lothlorien Poetry Journal has published three of my poems!
What a magical day! This news is my 4th poetry acceptance today, August 7, 2023. Thank you, Strider! https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/2023/08/three-poems-by-barbara-leonhard.html Amazon Best-Selling Author, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022); Pushcart Nominee Facebook: Barbara Harris Leonhard /barbara.leonhard; Instagram: @meelosmom123
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New poem up on Hotel
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing this fun collaboration with Nolcha Fox! Amazon Best-Selling Author, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022); Pushcart Nominee Facebook: Barbara Harris Leonhard /barbara.leonhard; Instagram: @meelosmom123
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Broken Cosmic Egg
Thank you, Dagmara K, for publishing one of my favorite poems as well as supporting many authors on Spillwords. Broken Cosmic Egg written by: Barbara Harris Leonhard @BarbaraLeonhar4 Our universe, a tilt, rolls out of the cosmic nest into the stony abyss … Broken Cosmic Egg Barbara is the…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 