Lesléa Newman

Jun 11, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Lesléa Newman

Review By – June 11, 2024 Jew­ish nam­ing cer­e­monies for baby girls, once con­sid­ered less impor­tant than a boy’s brit milah, have received increased atten­tion in recent years. In Lesléa New­man and Susan Gal’s pic­ture book, one lit­tle girl and her moth­ers enjoy a beau­ti­ful and spir­it­ed wel­come to the Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty. Excit­ed neigh­bors and friends are eager for the baby girl’s par­ents to reveal her name.

May 19, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lesléa Newman

This week’s guest on “Poetry from Daily Life” is Lesléa Newman, who lives in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Lesléa began writing sixty years ago.

Apr 11, 2024 | hbook.com | Lesléa Newman |Laurel Weber Snyder |George O'Connor

In improv comedy there is a hard and fast rule: whatever your scene partner asks you to do, no matter how ridiculous or outrageous, you always answer, “Yes, and…” Saying no ends the scene and cuts off all possibilities. Saying yes continues the scene and provides infinite opportunities. It’s a good rule to follow in the writing life, too, whether writing silly, serious, or somewhere in between.

Mar 1, 2024 | swwimmiami.substack.com | Lesléa Newman

3/6 / Meet the Artist with visiting poet-in-residence Keetje Kuipers / The Library at The Betsy-South Beach, Miami Beach, FL / Live and Live-Streamed on Instagram Live/Facebook Live at @swwimmiami / 6:00 pm EST / Free 3/6 / Poetry Reading with visiting poet-in-residence Keetje Kuipers + local writer Julie Marie Wade / The Library at The Betsy-South Beach, Miami Beach, FL / Live and Live-Streamed on Instagram Live/Facebook Live at @swwimmiami / 7:30 pm EST / Free Are you a SWWIMmer with...

Aug 21, 2023 | szx.odu.mybluehost.me | Lesléa Newman |Brian Britigan |Jason Collins

0 Always Matt by Lesléa Newman, Foreword by Jason Collins Published on the 25th Anniversary of the Matthew Shepard FoundationAlways Matt: A Tribute to Matthew ShepardBy Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Brian Britigan, and with a foreword by Jason CollinsOn the night of October 6, 1998, in Laramie, Wyoming, Matthew Wayne Shepard (1976–1998) was brutally killed solely because he was gay.