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Barbara P. Greenbaum

About the Author

Barbara P. Greenbaum has an MFA from the University of Southern Maine, Stonecoast. She taught creative writing at Arts at the Capitol Theater, a public magnet high school in Willimantic, Connecticut. 
 
Her work has been published in Arcturus, Clementine Unbound, The Lascaux Review, The Louisville Review, Main Street Rag, and The Massachusetts Review, among many others. Her poetry book call The Last Thing was published by Main Street Rag in 2022.
 
She often uses the pen name B. P. Greenbaum. A long time New Englander, she nows live in Winston Salem, NC, with her little dog, Bean.

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Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Author of The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart, Apocalyptic Swing and Rocket Fantastic.

What a pleasure to get to spend time with Barbara P. Greenbaums moving debut, The Last Thing. In these poems the quotidien blooms into something close to transcendence through the force and care of Greenbaum's deep attention to the intimate moments that make up a life and our world. With their elegant lines and plainspoken clarity of vision, these poems open the door for their reader and then gesture towards a deeper reckoning. These are mature and surprising poems of a full life that brims with the excitement of a new and necessary poetic voice entering the world.

A book of poems

Steve R. Veilleux

Writer and Author of Event Horizon
In what may be her most compelling piece, “Dancing with Daddy”, Barbara provides a lingering reminder of all that life has to offer - security, love, joy, and sadness. The beautiful, slow video continues to play long after reading.

Victoria Nordlund

Author of Binge Watching Winter on Mute and Wine-Dark Sea
Barbara Greenbaum’s The Last Thing offers the reader a seat at the head of her finely-crafted table where she serves up a feast of memories. Savor these rich courses that are well-seasoned with life lessons of longing, of grief, and ultimately of hope. Greenbaum’s collection of poetry is so deliciously universal it will satisfy long after the last syllable is digested.

Published by Main Street Rag, and is available for purchase on their website. 

The Last Thing

Upcoming Events

  • Generative Writing Workshops
    Generative Writing Workshops
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Dec 11
    Forsyth County Library Room 660
    Dec 11, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Forsyth County Library Room 660, 660 W 5th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
    Dec 11, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Forsyth County Library Room 660, 660 W 5th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, USA
    These new workshops meet on the second Wednesday of every month and are meant to give writers of any genre and experience level a time to generate new writing together.
  • On Your Feet Open Mic Night
    On Your Feet Open Mic Night
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Dec 11
    The Bookhouse
    Dec 11, 2024, 6:45 PM – 8:30 PM
    The Bookhouse, 120-A Reynolda Vlg Wy, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, USA
    Dec 11, 2024, 6:45 PM – 8:30 PM
    The Bookhouse, 120-A Reynolda Vlg Wy, Winston-Salem, NC 27106, USA
    Readers have up to 5 minutes to share their own original work. All genres are welcome.

Featured Writings

I've done the best I can to provide you access to my stories when they are available online. Many are only available through back issues of print publications. The world is always changing and so are many of these websites.

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Dancing with Daddy

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Park and Ride

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