Category: Publication
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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…
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Vaccine Advocacy: My Survival Story in The Columbia Missourian
Encephalitis International contacted me a few weeks back to ask me if I could help with media to promote World Immunization Week. I said, Sure! I was told The Washington Post and a local paper, The Columbia Missourian, would be in touch. They each wanted an interview and a photoshoot.…
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“Waiting” up on the Brand-new MasticadoresCanada!
Thank you, Juan re Crivello and Elliot Rubin, for publishing my series of Haiku! And how wonderful to have a new Masticadores in Canada! Here are the first 3 Haiku. I invite you to visit MasticadoresCanada to read the rest. Thank you for reading, liking and commenting. Waiting The vast…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 