THE BOOKS
Lexanne Leonard's work travels through poetry, prayer, and theatre. Her writing grabs her readers' hearts with an authentic and lyrical voice. In simple, yet powerful words, she is able to reach into one's soul to view daily life through a lens of wonder and passion.
Filters
ISBN-13: 978-1515127895
In Filters, Lexanne Leonard passionately describes her journey of discovery beginning with the death of her parents, through breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church, and finally alighting upon a new spirituality. Following the seasons of the church year, she lyrically, and sometimes brashly, shares her reawakening with her readers.
"I believe there are many voices that call us to delve into poetry. There are the different stages of life, changes in relationships, significant and unexpected events and many more.
The reason I find these particular poems so compelling is that they arise form the variety of soils of human experience. At times provoking and yet other feel like a gentle companion who appears out of nowhere matching time and place providentially.
There is a beautiful journey hidden within these pages...a very human reflection which will be a welcome traveler on our very own paths. I heartily recommend this work."
-Scott Jenkins, Celtic Way
Unfolding
ISBN-13: 978-1517248024
Unfolding is a daily devotional for the season of Advent. Beginning with the first Sunday in Advent, Lexanne Leonard brings a gentleness to the days through her offering of scripture, poetry, and prayer, ending on Christmas morning.
It is a breath and pause to reconnect with the Divine in these busy days of Advent. Each meditation was written through lectio divina from the lectionary readings for each Sunday of Advent, Cycle C. Every day a piece of the Sunday scripture is expressed through poetry, prayer, and reflection. Also, each day of the week is dedicated to bringing to the forefront compassionate concerns for our world.
Through Lexanne's own practice of Passage Meditation, she presents a "mantram," a short phrase, for each week. It can be said throughout the day to bring one back to the present and to draw strength from the scripture passages, poems, and prayers offered in the daily meditation.
How To Write a Poem
by Tania Runyan
ISBN-13: 978-1943120123
How to Write a Poem by Tania Runyan uses images like the buzz, the switch, the wave—from the Billy Collins poem “Introduction to Poetry”—to guide writers into new ways of writing poems. Excellent teaching tool. Anthology and prompts included.
Lexanne Leonard's poem is included in the "Get Your Exercise" section of this delightful book. Using the prompt of using a color to tie together several significant life events, her poem Permission inspires readers to try their hand at writeng such a poem.
Audition Monologues for Young Women
by Gerald Lee Ratliff
ISBN-13: 978-1566081801
Gerald Lee Ratliff has collected some of the world’s best monologues for women actors featuring well-known playwrights and emerging new writers. A monologue from Lexanne Leonard's ten-minute play Sheets of Rain is inlcuded in this lovely anthology.
"In this original monologue, Terri, a gritty and street-wise young woman who works as a waitress at a typical small town diner, remains hopelessly trapped in her mother’s haunting, idealistic dreams of Hollywood stardom. In this stammering strain of pent-up memories, she painfully paints a blistering portrayal of her loneliness…of the grim struggle to wrestle with the negative forces of life and her fate. This simple tale of a young woman’s coming of age raises larger questions about the boundaries of love and the need to look to the future despite all present odds. Terri’s story is an honest and unsparing glimpse of a mother and daughter relationship shattered by the destructive forces of self-sacrifice and self-destruction that cannot be tempered or toned down."
- Gerald Lee Ratliff
Audition Monologues for Young Women #2
by Gerald Lee Ratliff
ISBN-13: 978-1566081931
A collection of the world's best monologues for women actors by Gerald Lee Ratliff, features well-known playwrights and emerging new writers. These challenging character studies are suitable for competitive auditions, acting or literature classes, forensic contests and more. The selections are for actresses from thirteen to thirty years of age.
“This crisp, clear, and often lyrical original monologue features Gabby, a fiercely independent and spirited young girl caught up in a horrific series of tragedies and torn apart from the inside as well as beyond. It is a beautifully drawn portrait evoking the sadness and pathos of a young girl in crisis who finds herself in unexpected situations of real emotional consequence while confronting the harsh realities of life. The complex ethical and moral questions of personal guilt and responsibility explored about some of the most troublesome aspects of the human condition are teated with blunt, riveting honesty that brings the monologue to a harrowing climax…and is genuinely heartbreaking in its depiction of the bleakness of loss.”
-Gerald Lee Ratliff
The 2017 Poetry Marathon Anthology
Edited by Caitlin Jans
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ISBN-10: 1942344031
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ISBN-13: 978-1942344032
The Poetry Marathon is a yearly event where poets write 12 poems in 12 hours, or 24 poems in 24 hours. The authors of these poems live all over the world. This anthology includes poets who are being published for the very first time, as well as poets who have widely published in books, literary journals, and anthologies.
The 2016 Poetry Marathon Anthology
Edited by Caitlin Jans
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ISBN-10: 1942344023
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ISBN-13: 978-1942344025
TThe poems in this book were written on August 13th and 14th during the 2016 Poetry Marathon. The Poetry Marathon is a yearly event where poets write 12 poems in 12 hours, or 24 poems in 24 hours. The authors of these poems live all over the world. This anthology includes poets who are being published for the very first time, as well as poets who have widely published in books, literary journals, and anthologies.