Tag: Poetry
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“Mischief” by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard — Hotel
Thank you, Juan Re Crivello, for publishing this collaborative piece by me and Nolcha Fox. We are so delighted! The gremlins ate my links for lunch, I cannot get to Amazon. Now they’re eyeing photographs I stored on my computer. Social media may be next. Will I be erased? They…
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“Poems Stuck in My Brain” by Stephanie Henson: A Review
My review of Stephanie Henson’s new poetry book for youth was published on MasticadoresUSA. Take a look! Stephanie Henson, author of “In the Right Lane” (Experiments in Fiction, 2023), which I reviewed on February 8, 2023 here, has a new book coming out … “Poems Stuck in My Brain” by…
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I would like to invite you….
…to a free online poetry event sponsored by Normal Public Library (in Normal, Illinois). I’ll be reading from my book “Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir” (Experiments in Fiction, 2032) and answering your questions. I’m very excited to have this time to share my poetic memoir with you all. The event…
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“If I had an extra November day” by Nolcha Fox and Barbara Leonhard
I’d play in the leaves I piled up the day before, eat another slice of pecan pie. I’d light the candle in the pumpkin one more night. How nice to have an extra day of fall before the winter lays its icy hand upon the barren branches. A day to…
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Supersize Me — Spillwords
I have a new poem up on Spillwords. In April 2022, I participated in Wombwell Rainbow’s poetry-writing marathon during Poetry Month. I wrote a rough draft of this poem to the surreal image of an iceberg balancing on the edge of glass of bourbon. I thought about the ice caps…
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“Ode to the Hull of a Mud Turtle” by Barbara Leonhard
Juan Re Crivello, the creator, Director and Head Editor of Masticadores, has created Magazine, which can be accessed on the menu on his site, Gobblers & Masticadores. I have a poem up there today. My husband, Dierik, brought home a mud turtle shell that he found on one of his…
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“The Caregiver’s Craft” Recited on Radio Friends with Paul Pepper
On February 15, my interview about my new poetry book, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir (EIF- Experiments in Fiction, 2022), was aired on Radio Friends with Paul Pepper. His interview segments are very short, under nine minutes. My book mainly covers my relationship with my mother and my caregiving to…
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“A New World” recited by Lilly o’Wisp
I’ve been blessed by the many people I’ve met and corresponded with as Editor of MasticadoresUSA. One is Lilly o’Wisp, whose beautiful art illustrates poetry by Myriam Descendres on MasticadoresUSA. Lilly’s YouTube Channel, Les Nouvelles Errent, offers other poetry recitations from Gabriela Marie Milton’s best-selling anthology Hidden in Childhood, recently…
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“A Review of ‘Samsara’, a Poetry Collection by Shirani Rajapakse” by Barbara Leonhard
I had the pleasure of reviewing this new poetry collection by Shirani Rajapakse. My review appears on MasticadoresUSA today. Have a look…. To read “Samsara” by Shirani Rajapakse is to embark on a spiritual journey of past and present life reflections on suffering, decay, and death in … “A Review…
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Hidden in Childhood #1 Best Selling Poetry Anthology on Amazon!
I’m pleased to announce that Poet Gabriela Marie Milton has done it again! Her latest anthology, Hidden in Childhood, has reached #1 status on Amazon. This 450-page collection of… Hidden in Childhood #1 Best Selling Poetry Anthology on Amazon! Read through this reblog from MasticadoresUSA for details! Barbara Leonhard Amazon Best-Selling Author…
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