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“One Petal at a Time” by Joni Karen Caggiano: My Review
I was honored and delighted to write a review of Joni Caggiano’s stunning debut poetry collection, One Petal at a Time (Prolific Pulse Press, 2024). It’s published on MasticadoresUSA. I invite you to go there to read the review and preorder the book on Amazon. The details are in the…
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Party Hearty—My New Collaboration with Nolcha Fox is up On HOTEL Masticadores!
Thank you, Esteemed Editor Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing our poem “Party Hearty” on HOTEL Masticadores! Party Hearty by Barbara Leonhard and Nolcha Fox Rona woke up on the right side of the saddle. Felt hoarse. Coughed up phlegm the color of runny yolks. “Good day for a party. They love …
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I Almost Died at Age 6 going on 7
To commemorate International Encephalitis Day, which is on February 22, I have written an article about my case of Measles Encephalitis, which nearly killed me the summer of 1958. This article includes my personal experience along with information on both measles and encephalitis (brain swelling). I also advocate for getting…
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Poem up on Hotel Masticadores!
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing “Birth Name”, a collaboration by Nolcha Fox and me. Nolcha and I had fun spinning verses on Google Drive, responding to each other’s new verses daily for a period of time. Hope you like this poem! Here is the start of the poem.…
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Interview up with Robbie Cheadle on Writing to be Read!
Thank you, Robbie Cheadle, for sharing my insights on poetry and reviewing my book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir for Treasuring Poetry on Writing to be Read!I invite you to read the interview, which is linked below. In it I explored the use of metaphor in Elizabeth Bishop’s poem “The…
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“Early Spring Snow” published on Spillwords!
Thank you, Dagmara K., for publishing my poem “Early Spring Snow” on Spillwords! My Thoughts on the PoemIt never fails that snow falls shortly after the daffodils bloom and the birds are back, deceived by the weather that Spring has arrived. Snow can smother or buffer. The morning’s glistening mounds…
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A Sonnet to Tinnitus
Thank you, Michelle Ayon Navajas, for publishing my sonnet today on Hotel Masticadores House! As you may know, tinnitus is ringing in the ears. The screeching sounds are all around me every minute of the day and night, and when I’m trying to sleep, the volume and pitch rise as…
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A New Review up on MasticadoresUSA!
I was honored to be asked to review Mark Hofmann’s book. I hope the review inspires you to purchase Good Mourning! Mark is an award-winning Herald-Standard columnist. This review has a link to one of his columns. Humorists are so needed in these stressful and troubling times, don’t you think?
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Poems Up in The Power of the Feminine I Anthology!
I’m so delighted to have some poems in Volume 1 of this new anthology, edited by Christal Ann Rice Cooper and Donna Biffar. It’s available on Amazon. It’s 446 pages long and currently a best seller in American Poetry! Can’t wait to get the copy I ordered! $10.99 for paperback$3.00…
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Spooked!
I have a new memoir poem up on Scuzzbucket! Thank you, Franco Amati, for publishing “Spooked”. This event was either a haunting or a shared dream. You decide. Thanks for reading! Have you ever experienced something like this? Here is the start of the poem, and I hope you enjoy…
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