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Lost on Maroon Bells Trail by Barbara Leonhard (LANDMARKS Series)
Originally posted on Silver Birch Press: Lost on Maroon Bells Trail by Barbara Leonhard I. The Maroon Bells chime, So long, dear. May you dance & sway with the breeze In our floral meadows. Do you know the edibles? The wind ruffles my hair as I hike out. II. An…
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Healing My Inner Mom
Pillbaby.com asked me to write about my experience with infertility and depression. I had already written similar articles for Phoebe, MD: Medicine + Poetry. My pillbaby.com article does more with solutions to healing. They are looking for more articles related to this topic, infertility and depression, in case anyone has…
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Blue Baby
My Ekphrastic poem, “Blue Baby”, written in response to the painting “A Woman Holding a Balance” by Johannes Vermeer, has been published by Vita Brevis. Thank you, Brian Geiger! https://vitabrevisliterature.com/poems/poetry-by-barbara-leonhard/ It’s interesting that this poem was published on Father’s Day considering the theme I propose. What is she weighing? Is…
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Podcast: Grief and Racism Unmasked
I finally have a new episode up on my poetry podcast, Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul. Even though I have gotten some poems published, I lost my focus and momentum with the podcasts because I felt waylaid by COVID-19. https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-and-race-unmasked/ In this podcast, produced on Juneteeth, (June 19th), 2020,…
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Straw House
Spillwords published my poem “Straw House”, which reflects our times with COVID-19. Dare we venture out of our nests unprotected too quickly like fledglings stumbling out of their straw houses into the grasp of the predator? My appreciation to Spillwords! Straw House Image: https://journeynorth.org/tm/robin/jr/Book_Babies1.html
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Memoirs
My poem Memoirs was published by Poetry Curator on Poet’s Notebook. It’s a beautiful site with many features and even gifts for readers. I downloaded some free PDFs. Denise Fletcher, who publishes the blogspot site, is very nice. Thank you, Denise! https://poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com/2020/06/memoirs.html Image: pexels.com
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New Look for Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul
I notice that I haven’t completed a poetry podcast since April 2. However, as you can see on my WordPress blog, I have done some publishing. It seemed easier to publish in on line sites than on my own poetry podcast in my own voice. I have to admit, everything…
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 3)
The final section of my article on infertility is up on Phoebe,MD: Medicine + Poetry. Links to the other sections are provided. I am grateful to Phoebe and her beautiful site for being a major part of my journey with memoir writing. HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor [Click…
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Blonde-haired, Blue-eyed Adventures
Originally posted on rivrvlogr: Blonde-haired, Blue-eyed Adventures From March 1999 to July 2001, I wrote a series of stories for my daughter. They were eight short tales of the adventures of a blonde-haired, blue-eyed little girl, each written after the adventure and shared with her. The last was written after…
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Broken Womb, Shattered Soul: Living with Infertility (part 2)
Thank you, Phoebe! I hope my story continues to help others who have had to deal with infertility. HEALTH | INSPIRATION By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor [Click here for Part 1] Depression developed and flourished because I grieved so much over loss of fertility. Women who are childless miss out on…
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