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My Poem “The Emperor’s Dragon” was translated into Chinese by Yongbo Ma!
I’m beyond delighted that Yongbo Ma, a Chinese scholar, is translating some of my poems into Chinese. He translated “The Caregiver’s Craft”, which is from my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir and now “The Emperor’s Dragon”, which is about my trip to China in 2009. The Emperor’s Dragon Upon…
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“Glitter Lips” A Rengay by Barbara, Nolcha, & Melissa is up on Hotel Masticadores House Today!
Thank you so much, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing our series of Rengay poems monthly. We appreciate you! Here is a description of Rengay poems from Haikupedia: https://haikupedia.org/article-haikupedia/rengay/ Glitter LipsHer lips have poof, sparkling proof that her skin has shimmer too. Her bags and shoes have bling.She’s a bling ding,only…
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Recent Publications Abroad
Thank you, Angela Kosta, for connecting me with these publishers. I’m delighted that they like the poem, “Ode to the Embryo that My T-Shaped Uterus Miscarried”, which is from my debut poetry collection, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (Experiments in Fiction, 2022). The Raft of Dreams Literary Magazine https://swapnervelasahityapatrika.blogspot.com (Search…
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“Too Much Fun To Be Legal” by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard
Too Much Fun To Be Legal Author: Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard Poetry by Women; Poetry Themes & Styles ISBN 978-1962077071 Format: Paperback, 5.0″ x 8.0″ Publication Date: August 3, 2024 Pages: 114 List Price: $9.99 available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online stores. Garden of Neuro Publishing…
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”Mother’s Light” and other poems about fertility and infertility up on SINDH COURIER
Thank you, Angela Kosta, for inviting me to submit more poems! These poems are from my book Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, which is available on Amazon and other online venues and some bookstores. The poem, “Mother’s Light” first appeared in Anti-Heroin Chic by editor James Diaz. The poems I…
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I’m Speechless
Thank you so much, Dr Ratan Bhattacharjee, for this feature article. It was a huge surprise this morning.https://epaper.sentinelassam.com/edition/SaturdayFare/THESENTI_SATF/THESENTI_SATF_20240831/page/3 His article discusses extraordinarysunshineweaver.com, Masticadores.com, and my editing of MasticadoresUSA. It also mentions my two books and quotes some lines. Too Much Fun To Be Legal (Garden of Neuro, 2024) was just…
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My Gratitude for the Best of the Net Nomination for 2025!
Thank you Michelle Ayon Navajas for nominating my mythic poem “The Battle of Lake Michigan” for Best of the Net 2025! I’m truly honored and humbled to be included among these amazing nominees. Read on for the reblog of the nominations made by Michelle Ayon Navajas (Editor of Hotel Masticadores…
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Zoom Book Launch for “Too Much Fun To Be Legal”!
Join us for a reading and Q&A! Nolcha Fox and I are delighted to launch our new poetry book! We hope you can make it! Also, Nolcha has yet another book rolling out with Prolific Pulse Press. So the book launch will also feature her book “Words into Elephants”. Does…

