In anticipation of the release of her debut poetry collection, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, hear poet Barbara Harris Leonhard talk about her book cover and give some background to the book, and listen to a moving reading of the opening poem, 'Excavating the Heart Wall of Grief.' The book cover, showing the collage which... Continue Reading →
Coming Soon: ‘Three-Penny Memories’ by Barbara Harris Leonhard
EIF is excited to announce the forthcoming publication of Barbara Harris Leonard's debut poetry collection: Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. The book, which is due for release on 15 October 2022, tells the story of the author's changing relationship with her mother through a series of logically connected narrative poems. About the Author Barbara Harris... Continue Reading →
Reposting ‘The Ballad of Adolf and Winnie’ in memory of Hobbo
I was sad to learn today that we lost a valued member of the WordPress community on 18 August: Hobbo, who's 'Yorksher' dialect poems provided many a chuckle and brightened up his readers lives, particularly during lockdown. I fondly remember him posting religiously every morning, normally three poems sharing his irreverent take on matters such... Continue Reading →
‘Duet’ published at MasticadoresUSA
The mood in the UK today is sombre, to say the least, with bells tolling out across the country, announcing the death of our longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. In times of sadness, I find much solace in poetry and music, so it's good to have a poem about music-making up at Masticadores today: Duet... Continue Reading →
‘Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow:’ 30 Poems in 30 Days!
Following on from the successful launch of his debut poetry collection, Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, author Jeff Flesch is planning an exciting reader engagement activity over the coming weeks. Please visit his blog to find out more... https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Speaks-Love-Sorrow-Flesch-ebook/dp/B0BC87MYPW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33CKYCATS20D0&keywords=nature+speaks+of+love+and+sorrow&qid=1662528017&sprefix=nature+speaks%2Caps%2C251&sr=8-1 Now available in Kindle and Paperback format! Thank you to those who have provided Amazon... Continue Reading →
‘Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow’ is a #1 New Release!
Huge congratulations to Jeff Flesch, whose debut poetry collection, Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, is currently #1 New Release across two different categories in the Kindle store: #1 in Nature Poetry! #1 in Love Poetry! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC87MYPW Available now from Amazon Thank you to all who have supported the book on its journey to publication,... Continue Reading →
‘Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow’ Now Available!
EIF is thrilled to announce the publication of the debut poetry collection from Jeff Flesch: Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow. The book is available via Amazon in Kindle and paperback format: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Speaks-Love-Sorrow-Flesch-ebook/dp/B0BC87MYPW/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Now available on Amazon! As I write this, the book is already #1 New Release in Poetry about Nature at Amazon.com: Already... Continue Reading →
‘Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow’ due for release tomorrow!
With one more day to go until the release of Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, the debut poetry collection from Jeff Flesch, you will find below a recap of his poetry readings, plus some quotes from advance reviews of the collection, to give you a taster of the forthcoming book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XLgG38mIGE His essence shines... Continue Reading →
Jeff Flesch reads his poem ‘Mango Trees’ #poetry #NatureSpeaks
With only four days to go until the publication of his debut poetry collection, Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, EIF proudly presents the last in a series of readings from the book by author Jeff Flesch: https://youtu.be/qwnuhvK4R4I Jeff reads his poem 'Mango Trees' You will find all of the readings, plus a recording of... Continue Reading →
Join a Special Zoom Event with EIF and Jeff Flesch!
In advance of the publication of his debut poetry collection, Nature Speaks of Love and Sorrow, on 1 September, Jeff Flesch and I are hosting a special event via Zoom which is starting now. Jeff will be reading a selection of poems from the collection, and we will be holding a Q&A about bringing a... Continue Reading →