Category: Poetry
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I received a 2025 Pushcart Nomination for “Ophelia”!
It was great to wake up to an email from Spartan Press announcing that one of my ten poems published in their anthology, Rough-Cut Elegies, has been nominated for a 2024 Pushcart Prize. I’m grateful to the Editors, Jason Ryberg and Sharon Singingmoon. Ophelia There is a willow grows aslant…
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“You’re the Cream in My Cadaver” is up on Chewers!
Thank you, Nolcha Fox, for publishing this Rengay poem by the Rengay Ladies!!
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“Spooked” is up on Spillwords!
Thank you, Dagmara K, for publishing this memoir poem on Spillwords! This haunting happened to me in my maternal grandparents’ house when I was 15 years old. I was visiting them that summer. At that time, my grandfather, BT (which he preferred to be called), had remarried. His second wife’s…
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World Alzheimer’s Day- September 21
When I told my uncle that Mom was moving close to me so that I could help her as she had health issues, my uncle asked me, “Do you love your mother?” His question sent me into a tailspin. I sought grief therapy to dig into the key life events…
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My Poem “The Emperor’s Dragon” was translated into Chinese by Yongbo Ma!
I’m beyond delighted that Yongbo Ma, a Chinese scholar, is translating some of my poems into Chinese. He translated “The Caregiver’s Craft”, which is from my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir and now “The Emperor’s Dragon”, which is about my trip to China in 2009. The Emperor’s Dragon Upon…
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“Glitter Lips” A Rengay by Barbara, Nolcha, & Melissa is up on Hotel Masticadores House Today!
Thank you so much, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing our series of Rengay poems monthly. We appreciate you! Here is a description of Rengay poems from Haikupedia: https://haikupedia.org/article-haikupedia/rengay/ Glitter LipsHer lips have poof, sparkling proof that her skin has shimmer too. Her bags and shoes have bling.She’s a bling ding,only…
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Recent Publications Abroad
Thank you, Angela Kosta, for connecting me with these publishers. I’m delighted that they like the poem, “Ode to the Embryo that My T-Shaped Uterus Miscarried”, which is from my debut poetry collection, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (Experiments in Fiction, 2022). The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine https://swapnervelasahityapatrika.blogspot.com (Search…
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“Too Much Fun To Be Legal” by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard
Too Much Fun To Be Legal Author: Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard Poetry by Women; Poetry Themes & Styles ISBN 978-1962077071 Format: Paperback, 5.0″ x 8.0″ Publication Date: August 3, 2024 Pages: 114 List Price: $9.99 available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online stores. Garden of Neuro Publishing…
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”Mother’s Light” and other poems about fertility and infertility up on SINDH COURIER
Thank you, Angela Kosta, for inviting me to submit more poems! These poems are from my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, which is available on Amazon and other online venues and some bookstores. The poem, “Mother’s Light” first appeared in Anti-Heroin Chic by editor James Diaz. The poems I…
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“Glazed” A Rengay by Barbara Leonhard, Nolcha Fox, and Melissa Lemay
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing our Rengay! And I love your interpretation! “This poem weaves together surreal imagery and mundane concerns with a striking juxtaposition of the abstract and the everyday. The glazed donuts and bacon serve as metaphors for deeper, often unspoken anxieties and desires. The contrast…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 