Category: Poetry
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This Book Offers Hope to Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault ….
I just published my review of “After Rain Skies” by Michelle Ayon Navajas, a Treasured Contributor to MasticadoresUSA. The second edition of this book came out in 2022. I believe this book is a manual for survivors, who share the same stories all over the world. Survivors know they are…
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Interview with Selma Martin Up on MasticadoresUSA!
it was my delight and honor to visit with Selma Martin about her forthcoming book, “In the Shadow of Rainbows”, which launches soon on Amazon. Amazon Best-Selling Author, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022); Pushcart Nominee; Twitter: @BarbaraLeonhar4; Facebook: Barbara Harris Leonhard /barbara.leonhard; Instagram: @meelosmom123 Divider Image: by GDJ on…
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Nature holds our hearts and tears in this loving book of poetry by Jeff Flesch….
I would love to share my review of Jeff Flesch’s poetry book “Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow”, which was published today on MasticadoresUSA.
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Nomination for Publication of the Month of May on Spillwords.
I am honored and delighted to have a poem up for Publication of the Month of May on Spillwords. Recently I posted the poem “Visiting a Children’s Memorial Garden”, which is now among the top trending posts. Please continue to Spillwords.com to read my poem. https://spillwords.com/visiting-a-childrens-memorial-garden/ Please note, you need…
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“Beyond the Bend: Going through the blind” by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard
Nolcha Fox and I have a new poem up in Contemplate: a Home for the Mindful on Medium. Thank you, Susan Brearley.
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“No Words” by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard
This collaboration by Nolcha Fox and me is heartfelt. Like many people, we are traumatized by yet another mass shooting this week alone. The poem speaks for itself. We have grief, anger, worry. No words. You can access the poem, which published on MasticadoresUSA today, by clicking the link below.…
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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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My Wacky Friend, Grief by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard — Hotel
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing this collaboration written by myself (right aligned) and Nolcha Fox (left aligned). Such fun! I find her in my attic rummaging through an old cedar chest filled with broken hearts. She’s donned Mom’s silky wedding dress. But on her head, Grandpa’s fedora. Her…
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“Mischief” by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard — Hotel
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing this collaborative piece by me and Nolcha Fox. We are so delighted! The gremlins ate my links for lunch, I cannot get to Amazon. Now they’re eyeing photographs I stored on my computer. Social media may be next. Will I be erased? They…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 