Poetry & other collections

Links here for my collections – please get in touch if you would like to know more.

Published works available from the author.

Space & Shadows
(2023 – Black Pear Press) : This coffee table book with photographs of The Commandery, and poems written when I was Poet in Residence, is a beautiful addition to any home in Worcestershire and all other counties for those interested in this spectacular historic building.

Pearl Blades & Painted Silks: the language of fans
(2021 – Black Pear Press) : The collection celebrates the beauty of fans, the blades and silks, tassels and glorious artwork they often hold. Combining poetry, history and photography, Leena describes the meanings of the ways in which they’re held, the waves, flutters, closures and expansions, and the impact that these movements can have. 

Under the stones
(2019 – Lulu) : A peek under the stones of society, exploring the unlit avenues we would rather pretend don’t exist.

With Summer by my Side
(2017 – Amazon) : Love. A simple 4-letter word that hides a wealth of emotions, trials, sunshine and darkness….a journey of sweetness, bitter pills, and burgeoning regrowth.

A Tune with No Name
(2015 – Amazon) : The journey and growth of a young woman’s sentiments on war, peace, politics, and life.

Other publications: & contributions

Dear Listener:
Easy Peace in Uneasy Times
Holidays
A Tale of Two Cities (Nina Lewis – Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2017)
Georgie Bull – Fiction Fridays: Who will feel the rain now?
Yours2Read : Constricted
Places of Poetry – Unlocking the Severn : Sabrina’s Grace
Royal British Legion Remembrance Map : 75 Years for D-Day

Other contributions:
Human Writes by Black Pear Press
Carrots, Cream and Death by Black Pear Press
Paperchains – our stories from lockdown by Story Machine
Glittery Literary #1 by Lee Greenaway
Hard Times Happen by Charley Barnes
Poetic Visions by Mel Wardle-Woodend, Staffordshire Poet Laureate
Call and Response by Amanda Bonnick, a celebration of Worcester Cathedral
Pressed Flowers by Charley Barnes, Worcestershire Poet Laureate 2019-20
One Hundred Memories by Mel Wardle-Woodend, in aid of Alzheimer’s Society

Contributions in older anthologies (contact author for details):
Take One Day (varied verse written by women – topics which concern the modern woman of today)
Hear Our Voice! (detailed account of an insight into the world of a woman in today’s society, as told by women)
A Wonderful World! (a compilation from both sides of the coin; those who see both the delights and the darkness of life)
A Sprinkle of Seasoning (a tribute to summer)
Winning Through (survival by survivors)
Inside Looking Out (a portrayal of all the different themes of life; love to war; life to death)
West Country (poetic visions of the West Country)
A Rhyme For You (the art of rhyme)
A Rock on the Beach (fuelled with emotion, a collection expressing every aspect of life)
A Taste of Central England (landscape, landmarks, culture & tradition of Central England)
Wales 1992 (a look at life in Wales)
Remember the time (the precious moments from past and present meet)
When the Picture Unfolds (important and precious memories)
Looking Forward, Looking Back (perceived visions of life in the future in comparison to the life & times of days gone by)