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Interview up on ABAI.KZ!
Thank you, Alpamys Fayzolla, for this in-depth interview for ABAI.KZ, a Kazakh publication! https://abai.kz/post/196796 Here is the English version of the interview. First, what is poetry in your imagination? Poetry is the memoir of the soul. It stems from spiritual questions. The soul sings about our human story of suffering,…
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The Rengay Ladies are at it again!
Melissa Lemay, Nolcha Fox, and I have a Rengay poem up on MasticadoresUSA!
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “Seesaw” by Ken Tomaro and Nolcha Fox!
I hope you like my new column “Barb’s Wordy Blurbs”. It’s my opportunity to share short reviews of books I’ve read and support authors. Today I feature “Seesaw” (Prolific Pulse Press, 2025) by Ken Tomaro and Nolcha Fox. I recall the seesaw, that teeter-totter on the playground. Seated on each end…
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Sun Dog: A Leonhard Collaboration up on Collaborature
Collaborature published the following collaboration between me and my husband. I sometimes write poems to photos he takes on his river kayaking ventures or hikes. Check out the beautiful presentation on Collaborature! https://collaborature.blogspot.com/search?q=Sun+dog Sun Dog* The setting sun peers through clouds. A sun dog arches its back, stretching the light…
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Rengay Collaborations by Nolcha Fox, Melissa Lemay, and Me are Making the Rounds!
Enjoy these wacky poems by the Rengay Ladies! We had a blast composing them. The Google Gremlins are still giggling! The poems follow these links. Joy Comes in the MorningMy car wouldn’t start.I pushed it off a cliff and watchedthe luminous sunrise.Sunrise paid two bird tweets for my junker carand…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Samsara, a Poetry Collection by Shirani Rajapakse
This review first appeared on MasticadoresUSA. “Samsara” is a highly acclaimed collection of poetry. In 2023, it won the Boao International Poetry Award (China), was nominated for the 2023 State Literary Award (Sri Lanka), and shortlisted for the 2022 Gratiaen Award (Sri Lanka). Shirani Rajapakse writes poetry and short stories.…
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Maybe You’ve Seen These Poems Up on Masticadores Canada
Thank you, Ray Whitaker, for including two of my poems about my father on Masticadores Canada! Dad was always anxious and depressed. He missed the past, his idyllic childhood. He clung to his possessions and grieved his parents’ deaths. He was an only child raised in a house his father…
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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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