Category: Publication
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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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“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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”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…
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Too Much Fun To Be Legal: Preorder News!
Nolcha Fox and I have a fun-loving poetry book out with the Garden of Neuro called Too Much Fun To Be Legal. The poems are light-hearted views of grief, love, aging, mischief, marbles, socks, the UPS Guy, and you name it. We collaborated on writing the poems, taking turns with the stanzas until we…
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My poem “Hey, Siri” is live on Hotel Masticadores House!
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Nanvajas, for publishing my poem “Hey, Siri” on Hotel today! And I really appreciate your interpretation, which is spot on. I know it takes extra time to comment on an author’s piece, and I am grateful. “Barbara vividly captures a sense of disorientation and struggle in…
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Poem Up in Cadence, an Anthology Published by Prolific Pulse Press!
I am delighted to have a sonnet in this anthology. My gratitude to Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld and Zaneta Varnado Johns! Their announcement… 🌟✨ We are thrilled to present these exceptional poems crafted by devoted poets! ✨🌟 When we issued the call for submissions, we encouraged writers to contemplate these questions: •…
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“A Squirrel’s Front Teeth Never Stop Growing” – Publication of the Month of May on Spillwords!
I was gobsmacked to learn that my poem won Publication of the Month of May on Spillwords. I’m truly grateful to all of you who voted for the poem. Because the other works that were nominated were powerful and amazing, I am humbled by this news.Thank you, Dagmara K, for…
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My Fable “ The Battle of Lake Michigan” is up on Hotel Masticadores!
My gratitude to Editor Michelle Ayon Navajas for publishing my fable. I imagined my dad playing on the shore of Lake Michigan just outside his home in Escanaba, Michigan, way back in late 20s. He was an only child. I always loved visiting my grandparents and playing on the same…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 