Author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022). Pushcart Nominated Poet 2022. Editor MasticadoresUSA.
I have a new poem up on Spillwords. In April 2022, I participated in Wombwell Rainbow's poetry-writing marathon during Poetry Month. I wrote a rough draft of this poem to the surreal image of an iceberg balancing on the edge of glass of bourbon. I thought about the ice caps melting away as our waist... Continue Reading →
Juan Re Crivello, the creator, Director and Head Editor of Masticadores, has created Magazine, which can be accessed on the menu on his site, Gobblers & Masticadores. I have a poem up there today. My husband, Dierik, brought home a mud turtle shell that he found on one of his walks. As I placed it... Continue Reading →
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing my poem about my 2008 trip to China. It was amazing and magical. I was carried away by the Emperor’s Dragon. You may access the poem via the link below. Upon visiting China in 2008 Bone to bone with natives, I capture a sight once forbidden by the... Continue Reading →
My NewYear’s poem is up on MasticadoresUSA. Happy New Year, everyone! Fear cripples and blinds as 2022 wanes to a whimper of arthritic joints and failing eyesight. Is anyone else exhausted by nonsensical injury that … “A View Anew” by Barbara Leonhard
This issue is stunning. I’m so proud to have two poems in it. “A Sol in Flower” and “A Girl Can Dream”. you can download the issue or order it on Lulu. Check it out! Issue VIII: Guinevere (rebirth) is now available to download and purchase. Digital downloads are free and print copies can be... Continue Reading →
I have a new poem up at Spillwords today. You can find the link below, but first, some background. While sheltering from COVID exposure last winter, I was able to hear the neighbor children playing in the park after a new snowfall. From my study window, I could see them fashioning a sled run down... Continue Reading →
The summer’s remaining bounty, harvested for the season’s last soup. Though the sun is low, fruit grips the vine, and kale fights like a hardy … (Please read on ….) New Earth By barbara Leonhard Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing my poem today on Gobblers & Masticadores! Juan is the creator and Director... Continue Reading →
Gabriela Marie Milton has only produced best sellers. Her writing is soul song, rich with luscious imagery. Her anthology, “Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women” was a huge success. Now she has formed her own publishing company, Literary Revelations, and her first publication is an anthology entitled “Hidden In Childhood”, which will launch... Continue Reading →
I’m humbled and grateful for this review written by Aarik Danielsen, the Arts and Culture Editor for the Columbia Tribune. He’s an amazing writer, and I felt moved to tears. He truly witnessed my soul. https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/entertainment/books/2022/11/05/how-columbia-author-barbara-leonhard-faced-griefs-pointed-questions/69610771007/ Barbara Harris Leonhard Amazon Best-Selling Author Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022) Pushcart Poet Nominee, 2022... Continue Reading →
Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF – Experiments in Fiction, 2022) is mainly about my caregiving to my mother, who suffered from Alzheimer’s. However, two other health conditions/ diseases are crucial parts of my memoir. Mom took care of me when I had measles encephalitis when I was 6 going on 7. Also, following doctor’s... Continue Reading →
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