Author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022). Pushcart Nominated Poet 2022. Editor MasticadoresUSA.
I invite you to read my review of Nolcha Fox’s new poetry book, “Why Chicken Explodes in the Microwave”. I thoroughly enjoyed her book and hope you will too! Continue on to MasticadoresUSA for the book review. https://masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2023/03/24/why-chicken-explodes-in-the-microwave-by-nolcha-fox-a-review-by-barbara-leonhard/
My review of Stephanie Henson’s new poetry book for youth was published on MasticadoresUSA. Take a look! Stephanie Henson, author of “In the Right Lane” (Experiments in Fiction, 2023), which I reviewed on February 8, 2023 here, has a new book coming out … “Poems Stuck in My Brain” by Stephanie Henson: A Review Here... Continue Reading →
…to a free online poetry event sponsored by Normal Public Library (in Normal, Illinois). I’ll be reading from my book “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir” (Experiments in Fiction, 2032) and answering your questions. I’m very excited to have this time to share my poetic memoir with you all. The event will be on Tuesday, March... Continue Reading →
Nolcha Fox is a prolific and entertaining poet! I was honored to review her book “Memory is that raccoon”, which contains the poem featured here. Enjoy! https://read.amazon.com/kp/card?preview=inline&linkCode=kpd&ref_=k4w_oembed_mGs735zp8njRe2&asin=9395224622&tag=kpembed-20 Happiness is an elephant sitting in the best chair, hogging the remote. I can only feed him peanuts and vacuum when he goes to the refrigerator for a... Continue Reading →
I had the pleasure of reviewing this new poetry collection by Shirani Rajapakse. My review appears on MasticadoresUSA today. Have a look…. To read “Samsara” by Shirani Rajapakse is to embark on a spiritual journey of past and present life reflections on suffering, decay, and death in … “A Review of ‘Samsara’, a Poetry Collection by... Continue Reading →
This publication of poetry by Stephanie Henson includes my review of her loving debut poetry book In the Right Lane also has a review by me. You can find the article on MasticadoresUSA. Mosaic Masterpiece You may think you are broken, but lovely things can be created from the pieces. Up, down, sideways, and in... Continue Reading →
I wrote a review of Ken Gierke’s stunning debut poetry collection. You can find it at MasticadoresUSA. What immediately impresses the reader is the cover, which displays stones hewn into glass by water and time. Different shades of blue and green, … “Review of Glass Awash, by Ken Gierke” by Barbara Leonhard Divider Image: by GDJ on... Continue Reading →
I am so warmed and touched to read this review of my book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF- Experiments in Fiction, 2022. Thank you, Myriam Descendres! *** THREE PENNY MEMORIES – (A Poetic Memoir) by Barbara Harris Leonhard.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I entered into the book as a perfect stranger, but evidently, along the pages I found... Continue Reading →
“Talk Smack to a Hurricane” by Lynne Jensen Lampe https://masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2022/12/27/talk-smack-to-a-hurricane-by-lynne-jensen-lampe/ — Read on masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2022/12/27/talk-smack-to-a-hurricane-by-lynne-jensen-lampe/
My gratitude to Dawn Pisturino for her insightful review of my poetic memoir, Three-Penny Memories (EIF - Experiments in Fiction, 2022). Dawn you heard my voice and saw my heart! (Photo by Hayley Maxwell on Unsplash) Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir by Barbara Harris Leonhard (2022). Available on Amazon.com. … Poetry Book Reviews: Barbara... Continue Reading →
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