Tag: Poetry
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Samsara, a Poetry Collection by Shirani Rajapakse
This review first appeared on MasticadoresUSA. “Samsara” is a highly acclaimed collection of poetry. In 2023, it won the Boao International Poetry Award (China), was nominated for the 2023 State Literary Award (Sri Lanka), and shortlisted for the 2022 Gratiaen Award (Sri Lanka). Shirani Rajapakse writes poetry and short stories.…
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Maybe You’ve Seen These Poems Up on Masticadores Canada
Thank you, Ray Whitaker, for including two of my poems about my father on Masticadores Canada! Dad was always anxious and depressed. He missed the past, his idyllic childhood. He clung to his possessions and grieved his parents’ deaths. He was an only child raised in a house his father…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: Poetry Treasures 5 (Small Pleasures)
I’m delighted to have four poems in this gorgeous new anthology complied and edited by Kaye Lynne Booth and Robbie Cheadle. Other authors include DL Mullan, Jude Itakali, Ivor Steven, Robbie Cheadle, Michelle Ayon Navajas, Gwen M. Plano, Elizabeth Gauffreau, David Bogomolny, Dawn Pasturino, Maggie Watson, and Colleen Chesebro. Isn’t…
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Two Poems Up on Literary Revelations!
Thank you, Gabriela Marie Milton, for publishing two of my poems on Literary Revelations Journal today, April 6, 2025. One poem is “Lilith” and the other is a haiku she accepted for TRANQUILITY: AN ANTHOLOGY OF HAIKU, which will be released at the end of April. The beautiful cover for…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: One Petal at a Time by Joni Caggiano
April 5 was the anniversary of the publication of Joni Caggiano’s poetry collection One Petal at a Time (Prolific Pulse Press, 2024). Congratulations, Joni! The title of Joni Karen Caggiano’s powerful poetry collection, One Petal at a Time, makes me recall what I used to say as a child while…
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Publications on Collaborature!
I’m behind on expressing gratitude for publications in Collaborature, Melissa Lemay’s literary journal. Melissa’s WordPress blog is Mom With a Blog. Please take a look and show Collaborature (and Melissa’s blog) some love! “Clipped Together: An Interview with Barbara Leonhard” This interview also contains a few of my poems. https://collaborature.blogspot.com/2025/01/clipped-together-bl.html?q=Barbara+leonhard…
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News Break! AI Robot Barbie Sues Disney!
Thank you, Nolcha Fox for this breaking news on LatinosUSA-English Edition today! We definitely must keep up with AI Robot Barbie and her antics. She has come a long way since her humble beginnings at Mattel. She’s been “every girl’s dream since forever!” In 1959, I was 8 years old…
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Barb’s Wordy Blurbs: “Sunflower Tanka” by Robbie Cheadle & Colleen M. Chesebro
I was delighted to read this anthology of tanka, tanka prose, and experimental tanka called Sunflower Tanka. The theme “Into the Light” and the stunning cover photo by Robbie Cheadle drew me to this 2024 collection. Because I haven’t written many tanka, I decided to make this anthology my tanka…
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Books I’ve been reading …Wordy Blurbs …
Now that I’ve caught up on scheduling publications for MasticadoresUSA, FEED THE HOLY, and LatinosUSA-English Edition, and I’ve promoted my new book The Lost Book of Zeroth, and I’ve finished cooking meals ahead, I can boost some cool books I’ve been reading. Here is one collection of short reviews. More…
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My Gratitude to Prolific Pulse Press for This Boost!
Thank you, Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld, for supporting the release of my new book, The Lost Book of Zeroth! Available in paperback format for only $11.25.
Extraordinary Sunshine Weaver 