Category: Writing
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100 Homemade Cherry Pies
Spoiler alert! This is a long post to read, but you can listen to the audio (10 minutes) if you prefer. It isn’t a poetic reading from my book, just another memoir piece. I included photos of Mom and me. While I was attending Lake Superior State College (now a…
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Poetry Reading 2: Three-Penny Memories, “Hyperion Raises Doubts”
Hello and Welcome! I invite you to listen to my discussion of Chapter 1 in my debut poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, and my reading of my poem “Hyperion Raises Doubts”. The audio explains the themes and stories in Chapter 1. The audio is around 10 minutes long.…
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Three-Penny Memories -Complete Book Cover!
Hey, everyone! Here is my book cover, front and back, for Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. It’s a hefty baby, 185 pages! the blurbs on the back are very positive. My publisher, Ingrid Wilson (EIF – Experiments in Fiction), told me that reading it was like reading a novel. That’s…
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My Mourning Heart by Barbara Harris Leonhard
My Mourning Heart by Barbara Harris Leonhard site: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog@BarbaraLeonhar4 -In response to “Melancholie”, a Statue created … My Mourning Heart by Barbara Harris Leonhard Thank you, Gabriela Marie Milton, for publishing my poem on MasticadoresUSA today!
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Poetry Reading 1: Introducing “Three-Penny Memories”
. I’m so grateful to you all for following the production of my debut poetry book, “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir”. You’re the best! The cover reveal was yesterday! In this audio reading, I explain the cover and read the first poem, “Excavating the Heart Wall of Grief”, which is…
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Coming Soon: ‘Three-Penny Memories’ by Barbara Harris Leonhard
EIF is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Barbara Harris Leonard’s debut poetry collection: Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. … Coming Soon: ‘Three-Penny Memories’ by Barbara Harris Leonhard When Mom died in 2016, writing poems about her helped me grieve my loss. My poems speak of many complex emotions.…
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Poetry Mini Interview V
This is the final installment of my interview view series with Thomas Whyte on his blog, Poetry Mini Interviews. The question this time is “How does a poem begin?” http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/search/label/Barbara%20Leonhard To illustrate what triggers a poem, I include parts of some poems from my forthcoming debut poetry book, Three-Penny Memories:…
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Talk Smack to a Hurricane by Lynne Jensen Lampe
I just have to share a stunning new poetry book by my friend Lynne Jensen Lampe. We’ve been co-promoting because both of us are old ladies (our words) publishing debut poetry books about our mothers. Her publisher, Ice Floe Press, just released this pre-sale promotion of Lynne’s book, Talk Smack…
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Poetry Mini Interview IV
I’m grateful to Thomas Whyte and his blog Poetry Mini Interviews! His questions are keen. Today’s question is “Why is Poetry Important?” http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/2022/09/barbara-leonhard-part-four.html Friends, Please follow me for updates on my blog in your email. My debut poetry collection, “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir” is in production now! A year…
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Poetry Mini Interview III
Thomas Whyte posted Part III of my interview. I address the question, “What do you find the most difficult about writing poetry? I invite you to read my answer and also enjoy the other interviews on Thomas’ site. http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/2022/08/barbara-leonhard-part-three.html The featured image is another original neurographica drawing of mine from…
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 