Category: Publication
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Poetry Reading 2: Three-Penny Memories, “Hyperion Raises Doubts”
Hello and Welcome! I invite you to listen to my discussion of Chapter 1 in my debut poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, and my reading of my poem “Hyperion Raises Doubts”. The audio explains the themes and stories in Chapter 1. The audio is around 10 minutes long.…
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Coming Soon: ‘Three-Penny Memories’ by Barbara Harris Leonhard — Experiments in Fiction
EIF is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Barbara Harris Leonard’s debut poetry collection: Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. The book, which is due for release on 15 October 2022, tells the story of the author’s changing relationship with her mother through a series of logically connected narrative poems.…
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Poetry Mini Interview V
This is the final installment of my interview view series with Thomas Whyte on his blog, Poetry Mini Interviews. The question this time is “How does a poem begin?” http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/search/label/Barbara%20Leonhard To illustrate what triggers a poem, I include parts of some poems from my forthcoming debut poetry book, Three-Penny Memories:…
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Ode to the Wounds by Barbara Harris Leonhard — MasticadoresUsa // Editora: Gabriela Marie Milton
My gratitude to Gabriela Marie Milton for publishing my poem today! Thank you for reading and sharing comments! I appreciate all of you! image: Pixabay by KELLEPICS Ode to the Wounds by Barbara Harris Leonhard https://www.extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog.@BarbaraLeonhar4 The stabs, jabs, stinging words.The betrayals yoked to the neck.The grief planking the lost…
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Poetry Mini Interview I
Thomas Whyte is publishing a five-part interview with me on his blog Poetry Mini Interviews. I appreciate the many people who promote artists and writers. As many of you writers know, writing can be lonely because we do it in a space with just our imaginations and writing implements. Also,…
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I Have an Upcoming Interview with Bloomsbury Radio in London, England
Victoria Onofrei interviewed me for her show Victoria in Verse. https://www.bil.ac.uk/bloomsburyradio/ (Click this link to join). The interview will air Sunday, August 14, at noon CST and will replay daily during the week at 9am CST and 4pm CST. (London time: Sunday, 6pm; daily, 3pm and 10pm). I will discuss and read poems from my…
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Collateral Damage — Spillwords
My gratitude to Spillwords for publishing my poem about the collateral damage of Putin’s unhinged attack on Ukraine. I have friends from Ukraine who have lost track of loved ones or who fret daily for their family and friends. The poem leads us to see that war only causes unresolved…
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Wounds I Healed: A #1 Amazon Bestseller! — Experiments in Fiction
I am excited beyond words to announce that Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women is now the No.1 Bestselling New Release in Poetry Anthologies in both Paperback and Kindle formats: Chart-topping success!Thank you to everyone who has helped create a buzz around the launch of the anthology, and…
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Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women is out! — Short Prose
Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong WomenWounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women is out! To the readers: A stunning poetry anthology. From its gorgeous pages, pain driven away by healing. Souls who endured, fought, and won. Some of them still waiting to win. Empowerment. We all need it. The…
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Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women scheduled to be released on June 18, 2022 — Short Prose
Art by Nick Revees Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women scheduled to be released on June 18, 2022 Dear Readers, I am delighted to announce that Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2022. It has been an honor…