Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul https://meelosmom.podbean.com Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul explores how poetry expresses the human condition. It is medicine for the soul. Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:13:13 -0600 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Arts:Performing Arts 1440 New podcast weblog meelosmom meelosmom No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6367755/podcast_image_4FE7BFC1-EB28-459A-8F15-DF83F9CCD9DE.jpg Poetry: The Memoir of the Soul https://meelosmom.podbean.com 144 144 Memoirs of Denise Fletcher Memoirs of Denise Fletcher https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-denise-fletcher/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-denise-fletcher/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2020 15:13:13 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/21326088-6c22-5b7f-8aba-244176743b22 This episode highlights the memoirs and concerns of the poet and blogger, Denise Fletcher. Check out her author page on Amazon.com and her amazing blog.

Denise Fletcher is a freelance writer and artist. Her creative works have appeared in Bards Against Hunger, Kaleidoscope Magazine and numerous publications in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Blog: Poetry Curator, poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0084KZMCE

 Her book, Thread of Hope, can be found in the link below, and she returns all the profits to aid in causes related to mental illness. The book “explores the boundaries of the mental health system”. It includes “semi-autobiographical poetry, prose, and art which demonstrates the healing power of creativity and spirituality” in mental health recovery.

To access a free copy of Thread of Hope and other free books and materials:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bvXlCPAmVR-1fk03GqB-K86C4k1UwBmK

Mental Health and Wellness Resources Recommended by Denise Fletcher https://poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com/p/wellness.html

https://mindfreedom.org/

https://allthesoftplaces.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/living-with-pain-feeling-through-pain-tips-on-healing-and-self-care/

Depression-free for Life: A Physician's All-Natural, 5-Step Plan

by Gabriel Cousens https://www.amazon.com/Depression-free-Life-Physicians-All-Natural-5-Step/dp/0060959657

Other Links

CDC Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19

https://academized.com/coping-stress-covid19

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill:  https://nami.org/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

1-800-273-8255

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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

]]> This episode highlights the memoirs and concerns of the poet and blogger, Denise Fletcher. Check out her author page on Amazon.com and her amazing blog.

Denise Fletcher is a freelance writer and artist. Her creative works have appeared in Bards Against Hunger, Kaleidoscope Magazine and numerous publications in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Blog: Poetry Curator, poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0084KZMCE

 Her book, Thread of Hope, can be found in the link below, and she returns all the profits to aid in causes related to mental illness. The book “explores the boundaries of the mental health system”. It includes “semi-autobiographical poetry, prose, and art which demonstrates the healing power of creativity and spirituality” in mental health recovery.

To access a free copy of Thread of Hope and other free books and materials:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bvXlCPAmVR-1fk03GqB-K86C4k1UwBmK

Mental Health and Wellness Resources Recommended by Denise Fletcher https://poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com/p/wellness.html

https://mindfreedom.org/

https://allthesoftplaces.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/living-with-pain-feeling-through-pain-tips-on-healing-and-self-care/

Depression-free for Life: A Physician's All-Natural, 5-Step Plan

by Gabriel Cousens https://www.amazon.com/Depression-free-Life-Physicians-All-Natural-5-Step/dp/0060959657

Other Links

CDC Mental Health and Coping During COVID-19

https://academized.com/coping-stress-covid19

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill:  https://nami.org/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org

1-800-273-8255

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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

]]> meelosmom false No 683 1 20 full Memoirs of Susi Bocks Memoirs of Susi Bocks https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-susi-bocks/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-susi-bocks/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2020 21:56:49 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/8624aeb1-e671-5558-82db-a2aea00b94d7 This episode features the memoirs of Susi Bocks, who courageously shares her painful upbringing by a dysfunctional and abusive mother. Grief and anger hide in wait for illumination when Susi’s heart opens to reveal her self-worth, which was so beaten down over the years. Susi shows us that we can come to terms with our past and overcome parental abuse, which often results from transgenerational trauma.

Susi Bocks, writer/author/poet, has self-published two books: Feeling Human and Every Day I Pause. You can find her work at IWriteHer.com or follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MyHumanityInWrittenForm/, where she invites you to read her thoughts and get to know her. Bocks' work has been published in the anthology SMITTEN: This Is What Love Looks Like: Poetry by Women for Women and in VitaBrevis, Spillwords, Literary Yard, as well as other literary magazines.

Editor-in-Chief: The Short of It

Website: IWriteHer.com

 

Links: Transgenerational Trauma and Epigenetics   

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-me-in-we/201205/how-trauma-is-carried-across-generations

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190326-what-is-epigenetics

https://www.rewireme.com/wellness/healing-generational-trauma/

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; 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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

]]> This episode features the memoirs of Susi Bocks, who courageously shares her painful upbringing by a dysfunctional and abusive mother. Grief and anger hide in wait for illumination when Susi’s heart opens to reveal her self-worth, which was so beaten down over the years. Susi shows us that we can come to terms with our past and overcome parental abuse, which often results from transgenerational trauma.

Susi Bocks, writer/author/poet, has self-published two books: Feeling Human and Every Day I Pause. You can find her work at IWriteHer.com or follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/MyHumanityInWrittenForm/, where she invites you to read her thoughts and get to know her. Bocks' work has been published in the anthology SMITTEN: This Is What Love Looks Like: Poetry by Women for Women and in VitaBrevis, Spillwords, Literary Yard, as well as other literary magazines.

Editor-in-Chief: The Short of It

Website: IWriteHer.com

 

Links: Transgenerational Trauma and Epigenetics   

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-me-in-we/201205/how-trauma-is-carried-across-generations

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190326-what-is-epigenetics

https://www.rewireme.com/wellness/healing-generational-trauma/

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; 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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

]]> meelosmom false No 1586 1 19 full Memoirs of Ivor Steven Memoirs of Ivor Steven https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-ivor-steven/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-ivor-steven/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2020 00:51:03 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/e05e065c-1a80-5a62-b42f-caba44cb6234 In this episode, I feature the memoirs of Ivor Steven, who writes of his loss of his wife to Multiple Sclerosis. His poems reveal raw and touching grief.

Ivor Steven formerly worked as an industrial chemist and a plumber. He is now retired. He has had numerous poems published in on-line magazines such as Vita Brevis, Spillwords, Drabble, Wolff Poetry Journal, Festival of Poetry, Slasher Monster Magazine, and Fae Corps Publishing. Recently he was appointed to the “Go Dog Go Café” magazine’s website team of Baristas. He is also an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc. and many of his poems are published in their anthologies. He started writing 19 years ago to help with his recovery from a stroke.  During this time, and for the 30 years of his wife’s (Carole’s) severe MS illness, Ivor was also his wife’s primary caregiver. 

 

He produces his own poetry chapbooks, each of which contains 40-45 poems. The series of chapbooks is called "Tullawalla", (+ Title). He has created nineteen of these chapbooks. He sells them through his website, local cafes, Geelong Writers groups, and the Geelong MS charity shop. All the money raised is donated to the MS Society.

 

Websites:  http://ivors20.wordpress.com and godoggocafe.com

Instagram:  ivors20

 

Link: https://www.nationalmssociety.org/What-is-MS

 

Music: “I Will Be There” from the royalty free selections on 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; 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

 

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

© 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.

 

]]> In this episode, I feature the memoirs of Ivor Steven, who writes of his loss of his wife to Multiple Sclerosis. His poems reveal raw and touching grief.

Ivor Steven formerly worked as an industrial chemist and a plumber. He is now retired. He has had numerous poems published in on-line magazines such as Vita Brevis, Spillwords, Drabble, Wolff Poetry Journal, Festival of Poetry, Slasher Monster Magazine, and Fae Corps Publishing. Recently he was appointed to the “Go Dog Go Café” magazine’s website team of Baristas. He is also an active member of the Geelong Writers Inc. and many of his poems are published in their anthologies. He started writing 19 years ago to help with his recovery from a stroke.  During this time, and for the 30 years of his wife’s (Carole’s) severe MS illness, Ivor was also his wife’s primary caregiver. 

 

He produces his own poetry chapbooks, each of which contains 40-45 poems. The series of chapbooks is called "Tullawalla", (+ Title). He has created nineteen of these chapbooks. He sells them through his website, local cafes, Geelong Writers groups, and the Geelong MS charity shop. All the money raised is donated to the MS Society.

 

Websites:  http://ivors20.wordpress.com and godoggocafe.com

Instagram:  ivors20

 

Link: https://www.nationalmssociety.org/What-is-MS

 

Music: “I Will Be There” from the royalty free selections on 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; 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

 

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

© 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.

 

]]> meelosmom false No 814 1 18 full Memoirs of Walter Bargen Memoirs of Walter Bargen https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-walter-bargen/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/memoirs-of-walter-bargen/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:56:26 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/c25e93f9-02f0-5995-a601-6575431231cf This episode features poems by Walter Bargen, who is Missouri’s first poet laureate. I read from Days Like This Are Necessary: New & Selected Poems, Trouble Behind Glass Doors, and Pole Dancing in the Nightclub of God.

Walter Bargen has published 24 books of poetry.  Recent books include: Days Like This Are Necessary: New & Selected Poems (BkMk Press, 2009), Trouble Behind Glass Doors (BkMk Press, 2013), Perishable Kingdoms (Grito del Lobo Press, 2017), Too Quick for the Living (Moon City Press, 2017), My Other Mother’s Red Mercedes (Lamar University Press, 2018), Until Next Time (Singing Bone Press, 2019), and Pole Dancing in the Night Club of God (Red Mountain Press, 2020).

Bargen’s books are available on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and bookshops.

His awards include a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship (1991), Quarter After Eight Prose Prize (1996), the Hanks Prize (1996), the Chester H. Jones Foundation prize (1997), the William Rockhill Nelson Award (2005), Short Fiction Award– A cappella Zoo (2011).

His poems, essays, and stories have appeared in over 300 magazines, including American Literary Review, American Letters & Commentary, Beloit Poetry Journal, Denver Quarterly, Georgia Review, International Quarterly, Missouri Review, New Letters, New Novel Review, Pleiades, Poetry Northwest, River Styx, Seneca Review, Sycamore Review, and Witness.  

LINKS

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/walter-bargen

Hear Walter Bargen read his work on Paul Pepper’s shows. You will see additional links to other shows, as well.

https://www.kbia.org/post/paul-pepper-authorpoet-walter-bargen-todays-farmer-magazine#stream/0

“Superior Waters”

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=walter+bargen+radio+freinds+with+paul+pepper&docid=607989974069412297&mid=35A97A8F5BDB2982F6C635A97A8F5BDB2982F6C6&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

“A Different Prayer”

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=walter+bargen+radio+freinds+with+paul+pepper&docid=607989974069412297&mid=35A97A8F5BDB2982F6C635A97A8F5BDB2982F6C6&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

“Brotherhood” and “The Great Moon Hoax”

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=walter+bargen+radio+freinds+with+paul+pepper&docid=608025192839515127&mid=700FBD662D03FD3146DC700FBD662D03FD3146DC&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

https://www.voxmagazine.com/arts/walter-bargen/article_9b0a1d96-01d1-11eb-9c4a-e3a5e4fb9121.html

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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" from royalty free selections on Podbean

© 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.

 

]]> This episode features poems by Walter Bargen, who is Missouri’s first poet laureate. I read from Days Like This Are Necessary: New & Selected Poems, Trouble Behind Glass Doors, and Pole Dancing in the Nightclub of God.

Walter Bargen has published 24 books of poetry.  Recent books include: Days Like This Are Necessary: New & Selected Poems (BkMk Press, 2009), Trouble Behind Glass Doors (BkMk Press, 2013), Perishable Kingdoms (Grito del Lobo Press, 2017), Too Quick for the Living (Moon City Press, 2017), My Other Mother’s Red Mercedes (Lamar University Press, 2018), Until Next Time (Singing Bone Press, 2019), and Pole Dancing in the Night Club of God (Red Mountain Press, 2020).

Bargen’s books are available on amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and bookshops.

His awards include a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship (1991), Quarter After Eight Prose Prize (1996), the Hanks Prize (1996), the Chester H. Jones Foundation prize (1997), the William Rockhill Nelson Award (2005), Short Fiction Award– A cappella Zoo (2011).

His poems, essays, and stories have appeared in over 300 magazines, including American Literary Review, American Letters & Commentary, Beloit Poetry Journal, Denver Quarterly, Georgia Review, International Quarterly, Missouri Review, New Letters, New Novel Review, Pleiades, Poetry Northwest, River Styx, Seneca Review, Sycamore Review, and Witness.  

LINKS

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/walter-bargen

Hear Walter Bargen read his work on Paul Pepper’s shows. You will see additional links to other shows, as well.

https://www.kbia.org/post/paul-pepper-authorpoet-walter-bargen-todays-farmer-magazine#stream/0

“Superior Waters”

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=walter+bargen+radio+freinds+with+paul+pepper&docid=607989974069412297&mid=35A97A8F5BDB2982F6C635A97A8F5BDB2982F6C6&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

“A Different Prayer”

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=walter+bargen+radio+freinds+with+paul+pepper&docid=607989974069412297&mid=35A97A8F5BDB2982F6C635A97A8F5BDB2982F6C6&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

“Brotherhood” and “The Great Moon Hoax”

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=walter+bargen+radio+freinds+with+paul+pepper&docid=608025192839515127&mid=700FBD662D03FD3146DC700FBD662D03FD3146DC&view=detail&FORM=VIRE

https://www.voxmagazine.com/arts/walter-bargen/article_9b0a1d96-01d1-11eb-9c4a-e3a5e4fb9121.html

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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" from royalty free selections on Podbean

© 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.

 

]]> meelosmom false No 1286 1 17 full Grief and Healing Grief and Healing https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-and-healing-1596140188/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-and-healing-1596140188/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2020 15:26:24 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/124fe033-f1dd-536e-8905-782cfb0efcc1 This podcast episode explores the grief and loss we are experiencing mainly due to the current pandemic and social upheaval. Our wellness is at stake, and those with pre-existing conditions are vulnerable. How can we maintain good health and navigate our grief when we experience loss of loved ones and disruptions in our daily life? Poetry can help us nurture compassion and heal on our sacred journeys.

Contributors

Image: “New Day” ©Martha Harris, Martha’s Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog

Clarissa Simmens is an Independent poet; Romani drabarni (herbalist/advisor); ukulele and guitar player; wannabe song writer; and music addict. Favorite music genres include Classic Rock, Folk, Romani (Gypsy), and Cajun with an emphasis on guitar and violin music mainly in a Minor key.

Facebook: facebook.com/RomaniGypsyBooks

WordPress: poeturja.wordpress.com

Amazon Author Page: t.co/JSvNROn15t (self-published)

 

Cynthia Cady Stanton is a hospice chaplain, bereavement specialist, speaker, poet and writer. She is a regular contributor to Phoebe. MD: Medicine + Poetry (https://phoebemd.com/).

Website: cynthiacadystanton.com

Blog: becomingandbeholding.blog

LinkedIn: linkedin.cynthia-cady-stanton-3599b823

 

Denise Fletcher is a freelance writer and artist. Her creative works have appeared in Bards Against Hunger, Kaleidoscope Magazine and numerous publications in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Blog: Poetry Curator - poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com

 

Laura Kelly Fanucci, Instagram: @thismessygrace

I found her poem “When This is Over” here:

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/04/10/podcast-meet-catholic-author-behind-coronavirus-poem-went-viral

 

Links

https://www.newsweek.com/person-their-30s-dies-after-attending-covid-party-thought-it-was-hoax-health-officials-1517172

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/07/08/Coronavirus-Weeks-after-husband-s-funeral-widow-dies-herself-from-COVID-19)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/anger-control-protests-masks-coronavirus/2020/06/29/a1e882d0-b279-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-power-of-positive-thinking

 

Music: "I Will Be There" from royalty free selections on 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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

© 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.

 

 

]]> This podcast episode explores the grief and loss we are experiencing mainly due to the current pandemic and social upheaval. Our wellness is at stake, and those with pre-existing conditions are vulnerable. How can we maintain good health and navigate our grief when we experience loss of loved ones and disruptions in our daily life? Poetry can help us nurture compassion and heal on our sacred journeys.

Contributors

Image: “New Day” ©Martha Harris, Martha’s Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog

Clarissa Simmens is an Independent poet; Romani drabarni (herbalist/advisor); ukulele and guitar player; wannabe song writer; and music addict. Favorite music genres include Classic Rock, Folk, Romani (Gypsy), and Cajun with an emphasis on guitar and violin music mainly in a Minor key.

Facebook: facebook.com/RomaniGypsyBooks

WordPress: poeturja.wordpress.com

Amazon Author Page: t.co/JSvNROn15t (self-published)

 

Cynthia Cady Stanton is a hospice chaplain, bereavement specialist, speaker, poet and writer. She is a regular contributor to Phoebe. MD: Medicine + Poetry (https://phoebemd.com/).

Website: cynthiacadystanton.com

Blog: becomingandbeholding.blog

LinkedIn: linkedin.cynthia-cady-stanton-3599b823

 

Denise Fletcher is a freelance writer and artist. Her creative works have appeared in Bards Against Hunger, Kaleidoscope Magazine and numerous publications in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.

Blog: Poetry Curator - poetrycurator2020.blogspot.com

 

Laura Kelly Fanucci, Instagram: @thismessygrace

I found her poem “When This is Over” here:

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/04/10/podcast-meet-catholic-author-behind-coronavirus-poem-went-viral

 

Links

https://www.newsweek.com/person-their-30s-dies-after-attending-covid-party-thought-it-was-hoax-health-officials-1517172

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/coronavirus/2020/07/08/Coronavirus-Weeks-after-husband-s-funeral-widow-dies-herself-from-COVID-19)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/anger-control-protests-masks-coronavirus/2020/06/29/a1e882d0-b279-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-power-of-positive-thinking

 

Music: "I Will Be There" from royalty free selections on 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

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

© 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.

 

 

]]> meelosmom false No 1521 1 16 full Grief and Race Unmasked Grief and Race Unmasked https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-and-race-unmasked/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-and-race-unmasked/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2020 21:16:25 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/81939c49-649a-5fa6-9517-a520b6f7869f In this podcast, produced on Juneteeth, (June 19th), 2020, I recognize and honor the grief of African Americans, especially in light of current events with the murder of George Floyd and other African Americans by police. Racial discrimination is as lethal as another contagion we are fighting at present with COVID-19. Unless we turn to love and compassion, how can we heal? I selected poems that express different aspects of racial discrimination against Black citizens.

Poets read today: Phillis Wheatley, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Rita Dove, Priscilla Jane Thompson. Their works read today were found on these sites:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/

https://poets.org/

https://www.best-poems.net/

Juneteenth (Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/how-juneteenth-s-history-being-reshaped-america-reckons-its-past-n1231510

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/10-facts-juneteenth

Racial Disparities in Our Medical System

https://time.com/5855756/covid-19-racial-injustice-health/

 

Ahmaud Arbery

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/suspects-struck-ahmaud-arbery-vehicle-shot-dead-yelled-191300630--abc-news-topstories.html

 

George Floyd  

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

 

Rayshard Brooks

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/garrett-rolfe-charges-rayshard-brooks-video-cop-kick-death-a9572141.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/rayshard-brooks-atlanta-officer-garrett-rolfe-murder-charges-death-penalty-eligible

 

The image for this podcast was found on harpersbazaar.com, "Here's How You Can Demand Justice for George Floyd", by Chelsey Sanchez, May 28, 2020.

Music: "Unique" from royalty free selections on Podbean

 

]]> In this podcast, produced on Juneteeth, (June 19th), 2020, I recognize and honor the grief of African Americans, especially in light of current events with the murder of George Floyd and other African Americans by police. Racial discrimination is as lethal as another contagion we are fighting at present with COVID-19. Unless we turn to love and compassion, how can we heal? I selected poems that express different aspects of racial discrimination against Black citizens.

Poets read today: Phillis Wheatley, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, Rita Dove, Priscilla Jane Thompson. Their works read today were found on these sites:

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/

https://poets.org/

https://www.best-poems.net/

Juneteenth (Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/how-juneteenth-s-history-being-reshaped-america-reckons-its-past-n1231510

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/10-facts-juneteenth

Racial Disparities in Our Medical System

https://time.com/5855756/covid-19-racial-injustice-health/

 

Ahmaud Arbery

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/suspects-struck-ahmaud-arbery-vehicle-shot-dead-yelled-191300630--abc-news-topstories.html

 

George Floyd  

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html

 

Rayshard Brooks

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/garrett-rolfe-charges-rayshard-brooks-video-cop-kick-death-a9572141.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/rayshard-brooks-atlanta-officer-garrett-rolfe-murder-charges-death-penalty-eligible

 

The image for this podcast was found on harpersbazaar.com, "Here's How You Can Demand Justice for George Floyd", by Chelsey Sanchez, May 28, 2020.

Music: "Unique" from royalty free selections on Podbean

 

]]> meelosmom false No 1665 1 15 full The Shape of Our Light The Shape of Our Light https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/the-shape-of-our-light/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/the-shape-of-our-light/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:23:39 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/68d07a9f-7652-5087-be7f-dc2fb47a0cbd In this episode, I explore the shape of our light. Emotions can affect the shapes of water crystals, according to experiments done by Dr. Masaru Emoto, who wrote The Hidden Messages in Water (2001). He demonstrated that the shapes of water crystals are determined by the vibrations emitted by negative and positive emotional thoughts feelings, and words. Lynne McTaggart reported on a double-blind exercise conducted by Dean Radin with the Institute of Noetic Sciences in which they were able to replicate Dr. Emoto’s experiments and findings (The Intention Experiment, 2007, 184-185). Given these findings on the relationship between emotions and water, what is the shape of our water, and thus our light, especially as we face the current pandemic?

Emoto, M. The Hidden Messages in Water (New York, Atria, 2001).

A full documentary on studies done on water with mention of Dr. Emoto’s discoveries in his lab. This documentary is fascinating. Water has not only a chemical composition but also an underlying structure which records and holds memories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O8LPnlh_sM

McTaggart, L. The Intention Experiment (New York, Free Press, 2007).

You can find my poetry on my WordPress site, https://www.extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog.

I read my poems, “Refugees”, “Mosaic”, and “A Prayer: Calm within the Storm”.

Image: “Making Choices ” ©Martha Harris, Martha's Artistic Flarings, https://artisticflarings.blog

Music: "Introspection" from royalty free selections on Podbean

 

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

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

 

© 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.

 

 

]]> In this episode, I explore the shape of our light. Emotions can affect the shapes of water crystals, according to experiments done by Dr. Masaru Emoto, who wrote The Hidden Messages in Water (2001). He demonstrated that the shapes of water crystals are determined by the vibrations emitted by negative and positive emotional thoughts feelings, and words. Lynne McTaggart reported on a double-blind exercise conducted by Dean Radin with the Institute of Noetic Sciences in which they were able to replicate Dr. Emoto’s experiments and findings (The Intention Experiment, 2007, 184-185). Given these findings on the relationship between emotions and water, what is the shape of our water, and thus our light, especially as we face the current pandemic?

Emoto, M. The Hidden Messages in Water (New York, Atria, 2001).

A full documentary on studies done on water with mention of Dr. Emoto’s discoveries in his lab. This documentary is fascinating. Water has not only a chemical composition but also an underlying structure which records and holds memories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O8LPnlh_sM

McTaggart, L. The Intention Experiment (New York, Free Press, 2007).

You can find my poetry on my WordPress site, https://www.extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog.

I read my poems, “Refugees”, “Mosaic”, and “A Prayer: Calm within the Storm”.

Image: “Making Choices ” ©Martha Harris, Martha's Artistic Flarings, https://artisticflarings.blog

Music: "Introspection" from royalty free selections on Podbean

 

To submit your poetic memoirs and concerns to this podcast, follow this link for the submission guidelines.

https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog/2020/07/31/call-for-submissions-to-poetry-the-memoir-of-the-soul/

 

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

 

© 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.

 

 

]]> meelosmom false No 1102 1 14 full Magical Mystical Nature Magical Mystical Nature https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/magical-mystical-nature/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/magical-mystical-nature/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:16:06 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/ff06780c-8a62-5a13-bc40-74466b79a515 In this episode, I take a poetic look at messages from our magical mystical nature that can help us to emotionally navigate the challenges of COVID-19. Trees, fireflies, dolphins, bees, the moon, the sun, and bats are guiding us at this uncertain and dangerous time. Bats!? Really!? Wasn’t a bat responsible for the virus? Tune in to find out why bats also have magical and mystical messages for us in the face of COVID-19. May we all be safe and healthy.

You can find my poetry on WordPress at https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog

I shared my poems “Tree of Life”, “Fireflies” and “Dolphins”.

Music: "Introspection" from Royalty Free music provided by Podbean

Contributors

My featured image, "New Dimensions", is one of my sister Martha Harris' pieces. Her work can be found at Martha's Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog on WordPress.

Sharon Singing Moon, “Sometimes It’s a Song” in A Random Seed (2018). You can find her book at local bookstores, such as Skylark Bookshop and Yellow Dog Bookshop in Columbia, Missouri, at Dunaway Books in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prospero’s Books in Kansas City, Missouri.

Mitch Teemley, “The Lives of Trees”, found on WordPress, https://mitchteemley.com/2020/02/21/the-lives-of-trees/

Joyce Kilmer, “Trees” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12744/trees

Yaskhan, “Firefly Gumbo”, https://yassy66.wordpress.com/ From Mumbai, poetry has always been her utmost passion. Her haiku and other poems have been published in several on line journals.  She enjoys the challenges of writing in various poetic form and believes this creative discipline helps her to overcome several challenges.

Emily Dickinson, https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/bee-poems/

Mary Oliver, “Honey at the Table” American Primitive (1983) winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

Kristiana Reed, “The Meadow” from her book, Between the Trees: Poetry and Prose (2019), which is available on amazon.com and signed copies can be purchased on etsy, https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/760618337/between-the-trees-poetry-and-prose. Her websites, https://myscreamingtwenties.com/ and  https://freeverserevolution.wordpress.com/

William Henry Davies, “The Moon”  

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/william_henry_davies/poems/3088.html

Phillip Larkin, “Solar”,

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/philip_larkin/poems/14593

Other Links

“Fireflies”, https://www.sunsigns.org/firefly-animal-totem-symbolism-meanings/

Orion, http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/orion.htm

Pleiades,

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pleiades-Greek-mythology

https://mollylarkin.com/we-come-from-the-stars/

Dolphins,

https://medium.com/@totemlovecom/the-characteristics-of-the-dolphin-as-a-spirit-animal-ba303364bbba; https://www.livescience.com/15150-dolphin-recovery-human-healing.html; https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/wisdom-of-the-wild-dolphin-healing/859/

Royal Jelly, https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/royal-jelly

Bees, https://sciencing.com/advantages-disadvantages-honeybees-8592788.html 

The Moon, https://www.sunsigns.org/moon-symbol-meanings/

Bats, http://www.pure-spirit.com/more-animal-symbolism/222-pure-spirit-minneapolis-st-paul-dog-training-and-international-all-species-animal-communication-bat

 

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

 

 © 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.

]]> In this episode, I take a poetic look at messages from our magical mystical nature that can help us to emotionally navigate the challenges of COVID-19. Trees, fireflies, dolphins, bees, the moon, the sun, and bats are guiding us at this uncertain and dangerous time. Bats!? Really!? Wasn’t a bat responsible for the virus? Tune in to find out why bats also have magical and mystical messages for us in the face of COVID-19. May we all be safe and healthy.

You can find my poetry on WordPress at https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog

I shared my poems “Tree of Life”, “Fireflies” and “Dolphins”.

Music: "Introspection" from Royalty Free music provided by Podbean

Contributors

My featured image, "New Dimensions", is one of my sister Martha Harris' pieces. Her work can be found at Martha's Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog on WordPress.

Sharon Singing Moon, “Sometimes It’s a Song” in A Random Seed (2018). You can find her book at local bookstores, such as Skylark Bookshop and Yellow Dog Bookshop in Columbia, Missouri, at Dunaway Books in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prospero’s Books in Kansas City, Missouri.

Mitch Teemley, “The Lives of Trees”, found on WordPress, https://mitchteemley.com/2020/02/21/the-lives-of-trees/

Joyce Kilmer, “Trees” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12744/trees

Yaskhan, “Firefly Gumbo”, https://yassy66.wordpress.com/ From Mumbai, poetry has always been her utmost passion. Her haiku and other poems have been published in several on line journals.  She enjoys the challenges of writing in various poetic form and believes this creative discipline helps her to overcome several challenges.

Emily Dickinson, https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/bee-poems/

Mary Oliver, “Honey at the Table” American Primitive (1983) winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

Kristiana Reed, “The Meadow” from her book, Between the Trees: Poetry and Prose (2019), which is available on amazon.com and signed copies can be purchased on etsy, https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/760618337/between-the-trees-poetry-and-prose. Her websites, https://myscreamingtwenties.com/ and  https://freeverserevolution.wordpress.com/

William Henry Davies, “The Moon”  

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/william_henry_davies/poems/3088.html

Phillip Larkin, “Solar”,

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/philip_larkin/poems/14593

Other Links

“Fireflies”, https://www.sunsigns.org/firefly-animal-totem-symbolism-meanings/

Orion, http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/orion.htm

Pleiades,

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pleiades-Greek-mythology

https://mollylarkin.com/we-come-from-the-stars/

Dolphins,

https://medium.com/@totemlovecom/the-characteristics-of-the-dolphin-as-a-spirit-animal-ba303364bbba; https://www.livescience.com/15150-dolphin-recovery-human-healing.html; https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/wisdom-of-the-wild-dolphin-healing/859/

Royal Jelly, https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/royal-jelly

Bees, https://sciencing.com/advantages-disadvantages-honeybees-8592788.html 

The Moon, https://www.sunsigns.org/moon-symbol-meanings/

Bats, http://www.pure-spirit.com/more-animal-symbolism/222-pure-spirit-minneapolis-st-paul-dog-training-and-international-all-species-animal-communication-bat

 

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

 

 © 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.

]]> meelosmom false No 1848 1 13 full Water: The Sacral Way Water: The Sacral Way https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/water-the-sacral-way/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/water-the-sacral-way/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:54:35 -0500 meelosmom.podbean.com/2cd8c17c-8a65-5776-a794-97bd89fcbd0c Enjoy this exploration of the sacral way of water. Our steady and constant companion in various forms throughout the year, water reflects our creativity as well as our turmoil. Our emotional states are revealed in the many faces of water.

You can find my poetry on WordPress at https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog

I share my poems “Listen to the Prayers of Snow”, “Be as Water”, and “This a River”.

My featured image, "Sacred Waters", is one of my sister Martha Harris' pieces. Her work can be found at Martha's Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog on WordPress.

Enjoy a poem by Walter Bargen: "Why the World Stops”, which is from his volume of poetry The Body of Water: Poetry by Walter Bargen (2003). You can find used copies of this book on Amazon, Better World Books, and other used book sites.

I’m grateful to Sharon Singing Moon for her poem “Autumn Grace” in A Random Seed (2018). You can find her book at local bookstores, such as Skylark Bookshop and Yellow Dog Bookshop in Columbia, Missouri, at Dunaway Books in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prospero’s Books in Kansas City, Missouri.

You will hear “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost (http://poetryfoundation.org); “Very Early Spring” by Katherine Mansfield (http://famouspoetsandpoems.com); “Tempest”, by Emily Dickinson (http://yourdailypoem.com)

I found an interesting article on the symbolism of water in literature. https://eduzaurus.com/blog/water-symbolism-in-literature

For more information on chakras, see Anatomy of the Spirit (1996) and Sacred Contracts (2003) by Caroline Myss, PhD. Also, A Handbook of Chakra Healing: Spiritual Practice for Health, Harmony, and Healing (2004) by Kalashatra Govinda.

Wikipedia has a good summary of the Great Flood of 1993. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1993

Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" From Royalty Free Music offered 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.

]]> Enjoy this exploration of the sacral way of water. Our steady and constant companion in various forms throughout the year, water reflects our creativity as well as our turmoil. Our emotional states are revealed in the many faces of water.

You can find my poetry on WordPress at https://extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog

I share my poems “Listen to the Prayers of Snow”, “Be as Water”, and “This a River”.

My featured image, "Sacred Waters", is one of my sister Martha Harris' pieces. Her work can be found at Martha's Artistic Flarings, artisticflarings.blog on WordPress.

Enjoy a poem by Walter Bargen: "Why the World Stops”, which is from his volume of poetry The Body of Water: Poetry by Walter Bargen (2003). You can find used copies of this book on Amazon, Better World Books, and other used book sites.

I’m grateful to Sharon Singing Moon for her poem “Autumn Grace” in A Random Seed (2018). You can find her book at local bookstores, such as Skylark Bookshop and Yellow Dog Bookshop in Columbia, Missouri, at Dunaway Books in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prospero’s Books in Kansas City, Missouri.

You will hear “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost (http://poetryfoundation.org); “Very Early Spring” by Katherine Mansfield (http://famouspoetsandpoems.com); “Tempest”, by Emily Dickinson (http://yourdailypoem.com)

I found an interesting article on the symbolism of water in literature. https://eduzaurus.com/blog/water-symbolism-in-literature

For more information on chakras, see Anatomy of the Spirit (1996) and Sacred Contracts (2003) by Caroline Myss, PhD. Also, A Handbook of Chakra Healing: Spiritual Practice for Health, Harmony, and Healing (2004) by Kalashatra Govinda.

Wikipedia has a good summary of the Great Flood of 1993. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1993

Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" From Royalty Free Music offered 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.

]]> meelosmom false No 1719 1 12 full Measles Encephalitis: Hope Was Not a Loss Measles Encephalitis: Hope Was Not a Loss https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/measles-encephalitis-hope-was-not-a-loss/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/measles-encephalitis-hope-was-not-a-loss/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2020 17:21:45 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/b7f8c32a-5f47-5ee1-aafc-d555df1f1075 This memoir describes my recovery from measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1957. This condition is usually fatal. I taught myself how to walk again even though everyone said I would never leave the wheelchair. I read my poem “Hope Was Not a Loss”.

This topic is important now due to the lack of a vaccine for coronavirus COVID-19 and the fear of the MMR vaccine. Because many people are not vaccinating their children against measles, the disease is virulent again. Believe me, it is no fun fighting for your life because of brain inflammation from measles. I was unable to walk, talk, or move my arms. I almost died in a coma. I hope my story inspires you to see that you can heal yourself. You can change your thinking and defy a prognosis. Listen to my story. Then save a life.❤️

You can find more research and science on measles and measles encephalitis at The Encephalitis Society online.

https://www.encephalitis.info/measles-infection-and-encephalitis

For more information on the faulty research connecting autism with measles, see

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield. Also, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/

You can find information on COVID-19 on the World Health Organization (www.who.int) website and the CDC. CDC (https://cdc.gov).

Music: "Relaxing Afternoon" Royalty Free Music provided by Podbean

My work can be found on WordPress at www.extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog.

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.

]]> This memoir describes my recovery from measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1957. This condition is usually fatal. I taught myself how to walk again even though everyone said I would never leave the wheelchair. I read my poem “Hope Was Not a Loss”.

This topic is important now due to the lack of a vaccine for coronavirus COVID-19 and the fear of the MMR vaccine. Because many people are not vaccinating their children against measles, the disease is virulent again. Believe me, it is no fun fighting for your life because of brain inflammation from measles. I was unable to walk, talk, or move my arms. I almost died in a coma. I hope my story inspires you to see that you can heal yourself. You can change your thinking and defy a prognosis. Listen to my story. Then save a life.❤️

You can find more research and science on measles and measles encephalitis at The Encephalitis Society online.

https://www.encephalitis.info/measles-infection-and-encephalitis

For more information on the faulty research connecting autism with measles, see

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield. Also, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/

You can find information on COVID-19 on the World Health Organization (www.who.int) website and the CDC. CDC (https://cdc.gov).

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My work can be found on WordPress at www.extraordinarysunshineweaver.blog.

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© 2020 Barbara Harris Leonhard

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]]> meelosmom false No 1730 1 10 full The Art of War: Enter the Dragon The Art of War: Enter the Dragon https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/the-art-of-war-enter-the-dragon/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/the-art-of-war-enter-the-dragon/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2020 14:23:40 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/3d82d993-c657-5cee-9796-c5e6def93c9a 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

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.

 

]]> 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

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.

 

]]> meelosmom false No 1953 1 9 full Seeking Light: Mindful Presence Seeking Light: Mindful Presence https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/seeking-light-mindful-presence/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/seeking-light-mindful-presence/#comments Sat, 22 Feb 2020 19:28:25 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/9a785a25-a436-5246-8e78-0c90c207dfaf 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.

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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.

]]> 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.

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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.

]]> meelosmom false No 1466 1 8 full Cupid Sings the Blues Cupid Sings the Blues https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/cupid-sings-the-blues/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/cupid-sings-the-blues/#comments Mon, 17 Feb 2020 15:26:46 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/a0e37581-849b-50d2-b4d6-0d355e85cd07 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.

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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.

]]> 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.

]]> meelosmom false No 1641 1 7 full Kindness: Part II Kindness: Part II https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/kindness-part-ii/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/kindness-part-ii/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:31:55 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/62a2875f-4fcd-5a08-9849-26c81aea3d5a 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

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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.

]]> 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

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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.

]]> meelosmom false No 1217 1 6 full Kindness: Part I Kindness: Part I https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/kindness-1581454395/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/kindness-1581454395/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:53:15 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/e70b6489-52b0-5155-ac08-4876f7767cda 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.

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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.

]]> 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.

]]> meelosmom false No 1814 1 5 full Mother Earth Mother Earth https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/mother-earth-1580674712/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/mother-earth-1580674712/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2020 14:18:32 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/6e06f05a-5caf-5128-a7f1-fcfb3c1a821e 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.

]]> 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.

]]> meelosmom false No 1768 1 4 full Grief: Fire and Ice Grief: Fire and Ice https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-fire-and-ice/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/grief-fire-and-ice/#comments Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:21:29 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/224de76c-4c4b-5a2c-b79e-295e1836d9fd 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.

]]> 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.

]]> meelosmom false No 2543 1 3 full We are Entwined Spirits We are Entwined Spirits https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/we-are-entwined-spirits/ https://meelosmom.podbean.com/e/we-are-entwined-spirits/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:17:08 -0600 meelosmom.podbean.com/9b5615f9-8674-5e6b-93bd-4da066776e6d 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.

]]> 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.

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