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”A Squirrel’s Front Teeth Never Stop Growing” is up on Spillwords!
Thank you, Dagmara K, for publishing my double Haibun, “A Squirrel’s Front Teeth Never Stop Growing”. It’s a memoir poem about how my parents gathered for us but also had trouble letting go of their treasures. Here is the first part of the poem. Please continue to Spillwords to read…
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“I’m no poetry groupie” is live on Hotel Masticadores House!
Nolcha Fox and I have another poetry collaboration up on Hotel! Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for appreciating our goofy creations! Here is the opening verse, written by Nolcha. Mine are in italics. I’m no poetry groupieeven though I loveto meet online withfellow poets, lovecollaborations.Words flow bestwhen I’m alone.Images turn…
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Butterflies on Mud Island: A Kayaker’s Adventure
My husband, Dierik, took this video of butterflies on Mud Island, a large sandbar that he named on the Missouri River. A couple of years ago, when the water receded after a flood, new life emerged. Flowering plants, bees, monarch butterflies, and moths. Some flowers reminded him of Dr. Seuss…
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New Collaboration up on Masticadores & India!
My gratitude to Editor Abhilash Fraizer for publishing “Hiking with Haikus” by Nolcha Fox and me. There are five Haikus, but the spacing between them is missing. Here is part of the poem. Nolcha wrote the first Haiku, I did the second one, and we alternated verses. Hiking with Haikus …
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“Take a Knee” finds a home in Hotel Masticadores House!
Those of you who suffer from osteoarthritis know about joint failures and replacements. Surgeons want you to wait until your screams bleed because new joints have a shelf life. Taking a step is like trying to jog pulling an oxygen tank. Depression takes over. Although you know it’s situational, you…
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“I Find Myself in a Field of Henbit” published in Lothlorien Poetry Journal!
My gratitude to Editor Strider Marcus Jones for curating my poem today in his esteemed Lothlorien Poetry Journal. I’m so honored. Dierik took the photo of me in the field of Henbit after we did a hike of over 3 miles along the Missouri River on a trail he helped…
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Eclipse Album: You’re Cordially Invited
Dierik and I wanted to see the eclipse without traveling. I hear some places were charging $900 a night. Being in large crowds or stuck in slow traffic didn’t sound appealing. We decided to forego the chance to see the full eclipse because we saw one seven years ago locally.…
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Mom, I remember…
My tribute poem to Mom was just published by Grief Book Club. The anniversary of her death was April 3. Mom, I remember You were at my side when I was paralyzed with encephalitis & recovering from the coma I cried in your arms after school each day, learning was so…
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Reliving Grief at Poetry Readings
Sensitive Content: Abortion and Miscarriage I’m busy with final preparations for a major reading from my poetic memoir, Three-Penny Memories. the reading will also include a PowerPoint presentation about why my poetry book reads like a novel. I’ve been working on this presentation for months and even gave a version…
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How to Write a Poem Right: Don’t tell Shakespeare!
I have a poem up on Hotel Masticadores House. My gratitude to Editor Michelle Ayon Navajas! @poetrybymich How to Write a Poem Right by Barbara Leonhard A haibun a daykeeps the sonnets at baybecause in the haikuthe meter isn’t true…..If you need a chuckle today, you can read the rest…
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