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Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul explores how poetry expresses the human condition. It is medicine for the soul.
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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
This memoir is dedicated to victims of sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape, incest, and sex trafficking, and murdered and missing indigenous women.
I apply the teachings of Sun Tzu in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War (1910, edited by Lionel Giles and Dallas Galvin) to show how I have called on my inner dragon to ward off jackals, perpetrators of violence against women.
May this episode go out in honor of all women to commemorate International Women’s Day, which is on March 8, 2020.
I read my poems "The Art of War: Enter the Dragon" and "Life Finds a Way".
My gratitude to Latesha, who wrote "I Just Write". Poetry has helped her heal after years of trauma and abuse at the hands of loved ones.
Music: "That Man" Royalty Free music provided by Podbean
Barbara Harris Leonhard is a writer, poet, and blogger. Her work appears in Phoebe, MD: Medicine and Poetry, Well Versed 2020, Spillwords; FREE VERSE REVOLUTION; Heretics, Lovers and Madmen; Go Dog Go Café; Silver Birch Press; Amethyst Review (pending); Pillbaby.com; and Vita Brevis. She is the author of Discoveries in Academic Writing, which is based on her years of teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Missouri.
Blog: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog
Podcast: meelosmom.podbean.com
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© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
This memoir reveals how poets seek light, or mindful presence, in their poetry. Being present to the NOW fosters insights and promotes healing.
I read my poems "Until the Thaw", "Autumn Song", and "The Space Between".
Listen to the poetry of The Buddha (found on poetseers.org).
My gratitude to my sister Cynthia Cady Stanton. Her websites are https://cynthiacadystanton.com and https://becomingandbeholding.com. I read two of her poems, "Grace Shower" and "We are Needed".
My gratitude to Stephen Fuller, whose work can be found on https://FullbeardLit.org. He is Managing Editor of Go Dog Go Café: Where Writers Gather. https://godoggocafe.com. I read his poem "Silent on Chauncey Creek".
The image is original digital art, "Seeking Light" by my sister Martha Harris. You can find her work on WordPress. Martha's Artistic Flarings, found at artisticflarings.blog.
Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" Royalty Free music provided by Podbean
Barbara Harris Leonhard is a writer, poet, and blogger. Her work appears in Phoebe, MD: Medicine and Poetry, Well Versed 2020, Spillwords; FREE VERSE REVOLUTION; Heretics, Lovers and Madmen; Go Dog Go Café; Silver Birch Press; Amethyst Review (pending); Pillbaby.com; and Vita Brevis. She is the author of Discoveries in Academic Writing, which is based on her years of teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Missouri.
Blog: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog
Podcast: meelosmom.podbean.com
Please like, share and follow this podcast. Thank you for listening!
© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
In this episode enjoy poetry by Ben Jonson, Robert Burns, Ken Gierke (rivrvlogr on Wordpress), and myself. We examine love and Valentine’s Day. Why does Cupid sing the Blues?
I read My poems, "Cupid's Dream", "Cupid Sings the Blues", and "Somewhere Blindly".
Ben Jonson's poem "Song: To Celia [“Drink to me only with thine eyes”] and Robert Burn's poem "A Red, Red, Rose" can be found on www.poetryfoundation.org.
Ken Gierke's un-Valentine’s Day poem entitled “A Day Like Any Other” and other poems by him can be found on his Wordpress blog, rivrvlogr.com.
Music: "Fall in Love" Royalty Free music provided by Podbean
Barbara Harris Leonhard is a writer, poet, and blogger. Her work appears in Phoebe, MD: Medicine and Poetry, Well Versed 2020, Spillwords; FREE VERSE REVOLUTION; Heretics, Lovers and Madmen; Go Dog Go Café; Silver Birch Press; Amethyst Review (pending); Pillbaby.com; and Vita Brevis. She is the author of Discoveries in Academic Writing, which is based on her years of teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Missouri.
Blog: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog
Podcast: meelosmom.podbean.com
Please like, follow and share this podcast. Thank you for listening!
© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
This memoir continues Kindness: Part I. I added some new reflections on bullying and rebroadcast a part in the prior episode that had too much static and other disruptive sounds. Poems by myself, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Rainer Maria Rilke.
I read my poem "Be You".
My featured image is another picture of Izzy Dix, who committed suicide in 2013 due to internet bullying.
I read from Rainer Maria Rilke's work The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy (2005, Riverhead Books).
Naomi Shihab Nye's poem "Kindness" can be found at poets.org and her book Words Under the Words: Selected Poems. Copyright © 1995
Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" Royalty Free music provided by Podbean
Please like, follow, and share this podcast. Thank you for listening!
Barbara Harris Leonhard is a writer, poet, and blogger. Her work appears in Phoebe, MD: Medicine and Poetry, Well Versed 2020, Spillwords; FREE VERSE REVOLUTION; Heretics, Lovers and Madmen; Go Dog Go Café; Silver Birch Press; Amethyst Review; Pillbaby.com; and Vita Brevis. She is the author of Discoveries in Academic Writing, which is based on her years of teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Missouri.
Blog: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog
Podcast: meelosmom.podbean.com
© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
In this memoir, I explore the topic of kindness in relation to tribalism and bullying, especially the bullying of children.
The young girl, Izzy Dixs, featured in the photo selected for this podcast, committed suicide in 2013 due to bullying. My prayers go out to Izzy. Her poem “I Give Up” was published in the Daily Mail Online, and other places, after her death in 2013.
I read my poems "Cocoon Street, Anywhere, USA" and "Be You".
Emily Dickinson's poem "If I Could Stop One Heart From Breaking" can be found at www.PoemHunter.com.
I read from Rainer Maria Rilke's work The Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy (2005, Riverhead Books).
Naomi Shihab Nye's poem "Kindness" can be found at poets.org and her book Words Under the Words: Selected Poems. Copyright © 1995.
Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" Royalty Free music provided by Podbean
Please like, follow, and share this podcast. Thank you for listening!
Barbara Harris Leonhard is a writer, poet, and blogger. Her work appears in Phoebe, MD: Medicine and Poetry, Well Versed 2020, Spillwords; FREE VERSE REVOLUTION; Heretics, Lovers and Madmen; Go Dog Go Café; Silver Birch Press; Amethyst Review; Pillbaby.com; and Vita Brevis. She is the author of Discoveries in Academic Writing, which is based on her years of teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Missouri.
Blog: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog
Podcast: meelosmom.podbean.com
© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
On this episode, poets sing their love and concern for our venerable Mother Earth, our Goddess, our only home.
I read my poems: "Venerable", "Gaia", and "Temple".
My gratitude to Walter Bargen, Missouri’s first Poet Laureate. His latest work is Until Next Time (2019, Singing Bone Press. I read his poem "Which brings us to one uncertainty...." published in Vox Populi.
My gratitude to Sharon Singing Moon, author of Random Seed (2018, Compass Flower Press). I read "What Name: The Goddess".
The Bluegrass tune, back in 1951, is an original piece by my husband, Dierik Leonhard, of Ironweed Bluegrass Band. www.ironweedbluegrass.com/
Barbara Harris Leonhard is a writer, poet, and blogger. Her work appears in Phoebe, MD: Medicine and Poetry, Well Versed 2020, Spillwords; FREE VERSE REVOLUTION; Heretics, Lovers and Madmen; Go Dog Go Café; Silver Birch Press; Amethyst Review; Pillbaby.com; and Vita Brevis. She is the author of Discoveries in Academic Writing, which is based on her years of teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Missouri.
Blog: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog
Podcast: meelosmom.podbean.com
The image is from pixabay.com.
Please like, follow, and share this podcast. Thank you for listening!
© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Grief is both the searing fire of love and shocking chill of ice. In this episode, I explore my grief of losing my mother to Alzheimer’s through prose and poetry."
I read my poems, "Before Eden Fell", "Grief Seeks Treasures", "Erosion", Picking Blueberries with Mom", "A Fine Coat", "Grace", "Sunset", "Weeping Willow".
Enjoy words from Walter Bargen, Missouri’s first Poet Laureate, whose book of poems My Other Mother's Red Mercedes (2018, Lamar University Literary Press) explores his loss of his mother to Alzheimer's. I read, "Migration".
And Robert Frost, whose work "Nothing Gold Can Stay" can be found at https://poetryfoundation.org.
For more information on Alzheimer’s, see www.alz.org.
My poetry and prose can be found at www.extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog.
Please like, follow, and share this podcast. Thank you for listening!
© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.
Friday Jan 17, 2020
Friday Jan 17, 2020
This is the first episode in my podcast, Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul. In this episode, I share insights as to why we need poetry in today’s world. Poetry is the best prescription for Soul Suffering. On this episode, I will share some of my poetry, "Memoirs", "Entwined Spirit: Me, Myself, and I", "Join Me", "My Chair, My Stillness".
My sister, Martha Harris is the image artist. You can find her work on Wordpress at Martha’s Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog
Barbara Harris Leonhard is a writer, poet, and blogger. Her work appears in Phoebe, MD: Medicine and Poetry, Well Versed 2020, Spillwords; FREE VERSE REVOLUTION; Heretics, Lovers and Madmen; Go Dog Go Café; Silver Birch Press; Amethyst Review (pending); Pillbaby.com; and Vita Brevis. She is the author of Discoveries in Academic Writing, which is based on her years of teaching English as a Second Language at the University of Missouri.
Blog: extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog
Podcast: meelosmom.podbean.com
Please like, follow, and share this podcast. Thank you for listening!
© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard
Unless otherwise stated, all published works are the original works of the author and are copyrighted. Contents of this podcast may be re-used either for personal or commercial purposes, in part or whole only with permission and the author duly acknowledged with links to the podcast embedded.