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Feathers on Stone

Feathers on Stone

By Joan LeottaPublisher: Main Street RagISBN: 978-1-59948-943-8Genre: PoetryPrice: Pre-orders now at a discount, $13.00 after publication
Available from: Main Street Rag

Poems of family, of friends, of the small and ordinary moments that carry us beyond a single moment into hope.

Joan Leotta plays with words on page and stage. In addition to her ten published books, her varied writings have appeared or are forthcoming, in Ekphrastic Review, Pinesong,, Brass Bell, Verse Visual, anti-heroin chic, Silver Birch, Ovunquesiamo, Verse Virtual, Poetry in Plain Sight, Punk Noir, Yellow Mama, and others. She is a 2021 Pushcart nominee and received Best of Micro Fiction in 2021. In early 2022, she was named a runner up in the Frost Foundation Poetry Competition. Her previous chapbook, Languid Lusciousness with Lemon, is out from Finishing Line Press. She is a member of the North Carolina Poetry Society, a member and area representative for North Carolina Writers Network. On the stage side of her work, she is member and the coastal area representative for NC’s Tar Heel Tellers. Joan performs tales featuring food, family, nature, and strong women as a traditional teller and as several costumed characters.