Category: Publication
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Blue Baby
My Ekphrastic poem, “Blue Baby”, written in response to the painting “A Woman Holding a Balance” by Johannes Vermeer, has been published by Vita Brevis. Thank you, Brian Geiger! https://vitabrevisliterature.com/poems/poetry-by-barbara-leonhard/ It’s interesting that this poem was published on Father’s Day considering the theme I propose. What is she weighing? Is…
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Straw House
Spillwords published my poem “Straw House”, which reflects our times with COVID-19. Dare we venture out of our nests unprotected too quickly like fledglings stumbling out of their straw houses into the grasp of the predator? My appreciation to Spillwords! Straw House Image: https://journeynorth.org/tm/robin/jr/Book_Babies1.html
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Memoirs
My poem Memoirs was published by Poetry Curator on Poet’s Notebook. It’s a beautiful site with many features and even gifts for readers. I downloaded some free PDFs. Denise Fletcher, who publishes the blogspot site, is very nice. Thank you, Denise! https://poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com/2020/06/memoirs.html Image: pexels.com
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 3)
The final section of my article on infertility is up on Phoebe,MD: Medicine + Poetry. Links to the other sections are provided. I am grateful to Phoebe and her beautiful site for being a major part of my journey with memoir writing. HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor [Click…
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 2)
Thank you, Phoebe! I hope my story continues to help others who have had to deal with infertility. HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor [Click here for Part 1] Depression developed and flourished because I grieved so much over loss of fertility. Women who are childless miss out on…
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Betrayed – Barbara Leonhard
Thank you, FREE VERSE REVOLUTION! (UPDATE: This poem is archived – the link no longer works – because FREE VERSE REVOLUTION has a new literary magazine. If you wish to access this link, let me know.) Image: The fake 100-dollar bill printed by the United States of Halloween. I found…
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Sunday Best: phantom
My poem “Dark Apostle” ranked top of three best chosen for this past week’s challenge, Phantom. My sister, Martha Harris, created the digital image, “The Devil’s in the Details”. Thank you FREE VERSE REVOLUTION! (UPDATE: This poem is archived – the link no longer works – because FREE VERSE REVOLUTION…
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New Publication: My Hair Eats Everything
I’m delighted Spillwords Press published one of my poems. My Hair Eats Everything My Hair Eats Everything Silver pelage. Static cling Velcro mouth gulping my life. My hair, a pantry of my days. Famished patron of my past. It shows in my sheen, the shine Of a clean plate.…
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 1)
Phoebe, MD:Medicine + Poetry Has just published the first part of an article I wrote on my infertility caused by Diethylstilbestrol, or DES. Although this drug is no longer prescribed to pregnant women to prevent miscarriages, it has been shown that this drug affected not only daughters and sons born…
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Three Flakes on the Front Door by Barbara Leonhard (MY FRONT DOOR Series)
Originally posted on Silver Birch Press: Three Flakes on the Front Door by Barbara Leonhard Front doors, gateways to stories held in the arms of lovers. Brides and babies travel over thresholds that welcome spring’s warm breeze, summer’s first bees, autumn’s tumbling leaves, winter’s freeze for child play in drifts…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 