Category: Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir
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Our House of Hungers
This memoir poem is from my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. The book is primarily about me and Mom. As the eldest daughter, I was Mom’s primary helper. One year, 1962 – 1963, Dad had to leave us for a year to complete his Master’s in Theology at Princeton.…
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Memories of You: Part One
Memories of You For my Sister Martha on her 70th birthdayWhen you were born,I hugged and kissed you.I was two, you,the size of a shoe.We sisters were like twins,both born in August,so like two smarties.we shared our birthday parties.I wished I’d had my own cake.But for your sake,I held my…
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A Review of Three-Penny Memories by Ken Tomaro
Thank you, Ken, for reviewing Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir on Amazon! I appreciate your keen insights! (His review follows my comments.) Grief work is a sacred process. When I saw my mother failing and begged her to choose a child to live closer to, she chose me. My uncle’s…
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My poem “My Memoir as a Doll” was translated into Chinese by the scholar Yongbo Ma!
“My Memoir as a Doll” is a poem in my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. I wrote it to express how I felt as a child paralyzed by measles encephalitis in the summer of 1958. I was six going on seven when my legs gave out one day. I…
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A Busy Time!
I am so grateful for some recent publications. Lothlorien Poetry Journal published three poems, which happen to be from my book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. Mother’s Light”, “Bearing the World,” and “Ode to the Embryo that My T-Shaped Uterus Miscarried”. Thank you, Editor Strider Marcus Jones! https://lothlorienpoetryjournal.blogspot.com/search?q=Three+Poems+by+Barbara+Leonhard Chewers by…
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World Alzheimer’s Day- September 21
When I told my uncle that Mom was moving close to me so that I could help her as she had health issues, my uncle asked me, “Do you love your mother?” His question sent me into a tailspin. I sought grief therapy to dig into the key life events…
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A Chinese Translation of “The Caregiver’s Craft” by Yongbo Ma
I was so honored and thrilled that the esteemed Chines scholar and poet Yongbo Ma surprised me with a translation of a poem from my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. Yongbo’s bio follows the poem. “The Caregiver’s Craft” in Chinese…. 《照护者的手艺》 妈妈，我只是个凡人， 在照顾你时追求完美。 编织着纱线，就像你 教了又教。我总是 忘记练习。你说我的脑袋 总是埋在书里。 我把钩针固定在 每一行的节奏中，…
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My Book Came Home with an “A”!
I happened to check my book stats on Amazon today. The Kindle version of my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir is back on the list of best-sellers in Poetry About Death! Thank you, everyone! I’m delighted. These stats fluctuate, so I’m tickled I caught an upswing! Having met and…
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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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Reliving Grief at Poetry Readings
Sensitive Content: Abortion and Miscarriage I’m busy with final preparations for a major reading from my poetic memoir, Three-Penny Memories. the reading will also include a PowerPoint presentation about why my poetry book reads like a novel. I’ve been working on this presentation for months and even gave a version…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 