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I found jewels in a barnacled crevicewithin the cracked rocks on Cullercoats beachteetering close to the pools like a novicesaltwater gems within reach... Thank you to editor Kristiana for publishing my poem and photograph in Issue VIII of Free Verse Revolution. The title of this issue is Guinevere (Rebirth) and it is available now for... Continue Reading →
Today, it is an honour to share Barbara Harris Leonhard's reading of her Pushcart nominated poem, 'Mom and I Play Lassos with Our Hysterectomy Scars.' It is a direct, fearless and moving poem, but I will let Barbara speak for herself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiBtEK_9OPI Thank you to everyone who has bought and reviewed books in the EIF... Continue Reading →
It is my pleasure to announce that I have nominated Barbara Harris Leonhard's poem, "Mom and I Play Lassos with Our Hysterectomy Scars" for a Pushcart Prize. The poem is from Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, published by EIF in October 2022. I chose this particular poem because, although it forms an integral part of... Continue Reading →
I long to be long in your armsin your hand-holdmy lovehow I long to belong I long to be boldwith your charmsmeasured tenfoldmy lovehow I long to be bold I love to be lovedby your caresses blessedhow I love to be lovedmy beloved So I’m ending my songwith a kiss and a blessingI waitwhere I long... Continue Reading →
Bewitched pigsflaming leavesbent, twisted twigs,a wind which weaves,mourns, moans of melodyhaunts with its poetryhand-in-hand you-and-mewalking a gold-coin trimmed alleythrough the cold veil of autumn. All this heat and symmetry remembered, how thebreath peals, wreathed in mistencircling thissacred geometry. Today is heavy:Rain falls and you aren't hereI call up the crystal screenstare hard into andthrough the ubiquitous... Continue Reading →
It has been an exciting week following the launch of Barbara Harris Leonhard's debut poetry collection, Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir. The book reached the #1 New Release slot in Family Poetry, making this another EIF bestselling title! Huge congratulations to Barbara on this well-deserved accolade: No.1 New Release in Family Poetry! To celebrate the... Continue Reading →
In the final of her series of poetry readings in advance of the launch of Three-Penny Memories, A Poetic Memoir on 15 October, author Barbara Harris Leonhard reads her poem 'Departing from Gate 3,' which describes a dream she had following the death of her mother: Barbara Harris Leonhard reads 'Departing from Gate 3' To... Continue Reading →
Undercurrents of a weeping worldswirl above black watersbeneath the trees, I whisper pleasI love you Eddying down to who-knows-wherethe eye of a storm’s dead certaintywith death, the singularity that takes you Flowers float the River StyxThe Ferryman emerges froma three-decades-long mist, insistsI’ve missed you I light a candle in a cellleave blooms before the river’s swellthe... Continue Reading →
Today, I am excited to reveal the full cover of Three-Penny Memories: A Poetic Memoir, the debut poetry collection from Barbara Harris Leonhard, which will be published by EIF on 15 October 2022. I also present a recording in which the author gives some fascinating insights into the story behind the book, and reads her... Continue Reading →
Camelot towers tall abovethe river where we walkour senses are attuned to love;our tongues, to lovers’ talk... How dreamlike to think back on long warm, summer days from the perspective of a misty day in late September! I hope you enjoy my poem, which is published today in the latest issue of Free Verse Revolution,... Continue Reading →
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