Author of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF-Experiments in Fiction, 2022).
Front Cover/ Experiments in Fiction /Nick ReevesGabriela Marie Milton – Editor’s Note on Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women When I posted the call for submissions to Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, I wanted to compile an anthology that would underscore how powerful women are, and how much they can…Gabriela Marie... Continue Reading →
SINGING with the SETTING SUNRelease into Dreams As you set between the branches of the oak tree, may I see clearly how the day now dips its head, like a sunflower nodding asleep under your gaze. I give you, the setting fire, all that no longer serves me. May it melt into orange light behind... Continue Reading →
I am honored and grateful to the readers, and Dagmara and her editing staff for yet another honor. May I have your vote? It would mean the world to me. You can vote here: https://spillwords.com/vote/ Voting will cease on 3/1 and soon after they will reveal the winner. Please note, you need to register and/or login... Continue Reading →
By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor A note to encourage you in these challenging times. May you walk through the new year with grace and ease. 232 more wordsBene [a poem] — PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry Thank you, Phoebe, for helping me share this blessing. This poem grew out of notes I sent out this year to family... Continue Reading →
New poem up at Spillwords! Thank you Dagmara and the editing staff! This memoir poem is from my poetry collection in progress. I’m looking for a publisher, by the way. 🙏🙏🙏 This poem, as do many in my collection, explores grief, the Mother Wound, our mother-daughter relationship, letting go, and healing. She suffered from Alzheimer's,... Continue Reading →
Painting: DEER IN THE FOREST by Franz Marc (1913). Thank you, Silver Birch Press! Instituto Terra by Barbara Leonhard “Nature is the earth and it is other beings and if we don’t have some kind of spiritual return to our planet, I …Instituto Terra by Barbara Leonhard (HOW TO HEAL THE EARTH Series)
I received a nice surprise today, another poem up with Dark Poets Club (England). They are generous and accept poems from your blog, in case you are interested. So some of you may recognize this poem. Also, I like them because the small submission fee is donated to mental health causes. https://www.darkpoets.club/post/the-unwelcome-tenant
By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor Dear Friends, most of us would agree that this past year has been extremely challenging if not tragic. Many of you have documented your pain and grief in poetry, fiction, and essays. St. Patrick’s Day is today and Easter is coming up, so it’s a good time for us to transmute…A Blessing... Continue Reading →
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 of late has stunned me.... Continue Reading →
Recently published on phoebemd.com (PhoebeMD: Medicine + Poetry) as part of my article on infertility. https://phoebemd.com/2020/05/29/broken-womb-shattered-soul-living-with-infertility-part-3/ The Wound Still Waits The bandage torn From new flesh Releases wails The wound still Imbibes air The scab hides deep repair Let it rest. Wait In time the scar Records a fate ©Barbara Leonhard, extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog, meelosmom@podbean.com Image: “From... Continue Reading →
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 