Sun, moon, calendar declare summer’s end. But our fuchsia crepe myrtle refuses to succumb to these decrees. Her lush tiny blossom still rise up from green leaves punctuate blue skies. Heat will likely persist until November bolstering myrtle’s claim that summer is not over. Yesterday morning, however, I ventured out to pull a weed or […]
Joan Leotta
Joan Leotta plays with words on page and stage. Her poems, articles, essays, and short stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Ekphrastic Review, ovunquesiamo.com, Pine Song, When Women Write, Verse Visual, Verse Virtual, Red Wolf Journal, and anti-heroin chic among others. She is a four-time winner in the NC Poetry in Plain Sight contests, and has won several other awards and contests in poetry, short stories and essays. Her chapbook, Languid Lusciousness with Lemon, out from Finishing Line Press. As a performer, she tells personal and folk tales of food, family, and strong women. Joan can be reached on her Facebook page, Joan Leotta or her author page, Joan Leotta Story Performer and Author. Twitter: @joanleottawrite