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Gratitude Reblogs
On MasticadoresUSA, I promoted Dawn Pisturino’s new book Ancient Voices: Poems About Ancient Egypt. When she reblogged my post, she surprised me with a boost for my new book The Lost Book of Zeroth. Thank you so much, Dawn! Our posts have sample poems.
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Poetry Treasures 5 (Small Pleasures)
I’m delighted to have four poems in this gorgeous new anthology complied and edited by Kaye Lynne Booth and Robbie Cheadle. Other authors include DL Mullan, Jude Itakali, Ivor Steven, Robbie Cheadle, Michelle Ayon Navajas, Gwen M. Plano, Elizabeth Gauffreau, David Bogomolny, Dawn Pasturino, Maggie Watson, and Colleen Chesebro. Isn’t…
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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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“The Song of Lilith” – Translated into Chinese by Yongbo Ma
Yongbo Ma has translated the works of so many poets that I call him the Poet Laureate of the World. His reputation is highly regarded. I’ve published his poetry on MasticadoresUSA and Feed the Holy. I notice that his work is appearing in many other English journals. I’ll include links…
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Two Poems Up on Literary Revelations!
Thank you, Gabriela Marie Milton, for publishing two of my poems on Literary Revelations Journal today, April 6, 2025. One poem is “Lilith” and the other is a haiku she accepted for TRANQUILITY: AN ANTHOLOGY OF HAIKU, which will be released at the end of April. The beautiful cover for…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: One Petal at a Time by Joni Caggiano
April 5 was the anniversary of the publication of Joni Caggiano’s poetry collection One Petal at a Time (Prolific Pulse Press, 2024). Congratulations, Joni! The title of Joni Karen Caggiano’s powerful poetry collection, One Petal at a Time, makes me recall what I used to say as a child while…
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Publications on Collaborature!
I’m behind on expressing gratitude for publications in Collaborature, Melissa Lemay’s literary journal. Melissa’s WordPress blog is Mom With a Blog. Please take a look and show Collaborature (and Melissa’s blog) some love! “Clipped Together: An Interview with Barbara Leonhard” This interview also contains a few of my poems. https://collaborature.blogspot.com/2025/01/clipped-together-bl.html?q=Barbara+leonhard…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “Fragments of Time” by Snigdha Agrawal
I’m delighted that my review of Snigdha Agrawal’s book, Fragments of Time, (Memoirs) was published on LatinosUSA – English Edition on April 3, 2025! Here is part of the review. The rest follows on the link below. Fragments of Time: Memoirs (Notion Press, February 11, 2025) is an inspiring legacy…
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News Break! AI Robot Barbie Sues Disney!
Thank you, Nolcha Fox for this breaking news on LatinosUSA-English Edition today! We definitely must keep up with AI Robot Barbie and her antics. She has come a long way since her humble beginnings at Mattel. She’s been “every girl’s dream since forever!” In 1959, I was 8 years old…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “Coming Home” by Smitha Vishwanath
Smitha Vishwanath posted that her book Coming Home is two years old this week, so I thought I would republish my review of it, which I published on MasticadoresUSA in September 2023. The Epigraph Poem for Coming HomeI dare to make mistakes I dare to ask for helpI dare to…
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