-
Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Glass Awash by Ken Gierke
What immediately impresses the reader is the cover, which displays stones hewn into glass by water and time. Different shades of blue and green, shaped into tears. On the back cover, one stone, a ruby, represents the heart embraced by shadows. When I open the book to…
-
Submission Calls and promo for The Lost Book of Zeroth!
Poets and writers, you have opportunities! This post has several submission calls. I’m the editor for MasticadoresUSA. Submissions are free and always open. This is another opportunity offered by the Masticadores.com head editor, Juan Re Crivello. I created my own literary journal called FEED THE HOLY on Blogspot. The submissions…
-
Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Me a Guest Judge for Collaborature?!
I’m grateful to Melissa Lemay, founder of and editor for Collaborature, for inviting me to be the guest judge for the month of April. I read each entry several times and appreciated the opportunity to judge each and every one. I selected an ekphrastic poem “Unstrung” by Mary Stebbins Taitt…
-
Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures
This week, contributors to Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures (WordCrafter Press, 2025) enjoyed a book blog tour to promote the new anthology, which was compiled and edited by Kaye Lynne Booth and Robbie Cheadle. I posted about the anthology on my blog recently. I’ve complied this post summarizing all the…
-
Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Tranquility (An Anthology of Haiku)
I’m delighted to have five haiku in Gabriela Marie Milton’s new anthology, “Tranquility: An Anthology of Haiku”, which is available now in Amazon! I’m certain that I’m not alone in seeking tranquility these days. I believe this anthology would be a good tool for therapists who may be looking for…
-
My Reading of My Poem, “Sitting with Giants’
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for hosting me on MICHNAVS on Day 5 of the blog book tour promoting the new anthology Poetry Treasures 5: Small Pleasures (WordCrafter, 2025). Visit the blog and comment to be eligible to win a free copy of the anthology! Also, this post has more…
-
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,…
-
The Rengay Ladies are at it again!
Melissa Lemay, Nolcha Fox, and I have a Rengay poem up on MasticadoresUSA!
-
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…
-
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…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 