Leland James is the author of five poetry collections, four children’s books in verse, and a book on creative writing and poetry craft. He has published over three hundred poems worldwide including The Lyric, Rattle, London Magazine, The South Carolina Review, The Spoon River Poetry Review, New Millennium Writings, The American Poetry Review, The Haiku Quarterly, The American Cowboy, and The Ekphrastic Review. He has won or placed in many international poetry competitions, both in the USA and UK. Leland has been featured in American Life in Poetry and was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/leland-james

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                             “Leland James’ mystical yet earthbound poems are among the most moving I’ve encountered ..." 
​                                 —Don Williams,  Editor Emeritus, New Millennium Writings   
                               ​“Always on the move, suggesting new patterns and connections, creases and folds  ..."
                                      ​—Oz Hardwick for Aesthetica Magazine   
                                          Poetry Collections   (scroll down, click on image or above)

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—from whimsical to the deeply reflective,
in a wide variety of universal themes
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                    United Kingdom Edition
                          LRT Publishing, UK

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Children's

     
     FREE with Longberry's Leap: The Craft of Traditional Poetry
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 A companion booklet, The Craft of Traditional Poetry, An Introduction to Traditional Poetry
and Creative Writing for older children and young  adults is available from the publisher:
Little Red Tree Publishing:  http://littleredtree.com/longberrys-leap/      

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