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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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“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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