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Monday, July 13, 2026

Poet Tom Cintula on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

Poet and New Friend Tom Cintula on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show. We're both reading with Noel A. Figueroa's Poets With Purpose this Saturday for the NYC Poetry Society on the Blackbird stage at noon at Governors Island! https://youtu.be/Iq-ig-_RX8U?si=um968jcPWwNsADfg via @YouTube

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Rachael Sage on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

We're celebrating the release of "Nexus" from Rachael's upcoming album, "Under My Canopy." This interview talks about what keeps this songwriter/business woman/artist/mensch going. P.S. Congrats to her wonderful record label MPress, which is about to celebrate its 30th Anniversary.

Sunday, June 14, 2026

thank you, Haikuniverse

It's here! It's here! haiku by Anne Leighton – haikuniverse

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Congressional Candidate & Edgar Poe Reader on the Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show

I enjoyed this new interview with Congressional Candidate Jose Vega, who is running for the 15th District here in the Bronx in both the Independent and Democratic primary races. We talk about peace, deportation, music, and Edgar Poe, and his Intervention advice with party leaders that don't pay attention to their constituents. #Civics https://youtu.be/WCSLxFzjmGc?si=4wF1kRJ9zGz3WMuK If you have any concerns about comments made in our interview, please express them in the comments under the video, and cite sources. Thanks.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Ghetto Blaster

I don’t see it

much in the Bronx

a kid wearing

a Celtic Frost

T-shirt walks by

looking like he’s

in Celtic Frost

-May 2026

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Veteran

(To Peppy)

I wanted to thank him for his understanding

And I got to again and again

‘Cause he was a man of wisdom,

“I know you want to heal that rift

to go out to give your ex a lift."

His instruction rooted in experience

one that’s been forgotten and remembered

by the unreasonably offended

sometimes by souls with sweet intentions

in hopes they find connection.

His soul-to me- full of good intentions,

Every moment filled with inspiration

Always he saw our potential as good

not that there’s anything wrong with that

….except when we miss those we didn’t get to thank.

-May 2026

Monday, May 4, 2026

Eye Doc

oversized pupils

baby cataracts left eye

grade school ones in the right

-May 4, 2026

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My book is called THE LEIGHTON EXPLOSION, which is a title I've played with throughout my entire adult life. It's based on The Music Explosion who rocked with a favorite song, "A Little Bit Of Soul." It's optimistic, and self-empowering, which is a quality I love in art... Three things have been constant in my life—- writing, music, and animals. Likewise, I've adapted the words to Frank Sinatra’s hit, “That’s Life.” I sing, “I’ve been a poet, a pauper, a publicist…. up and down…..” My poetry book, The Leighton Explosion (Soul Asylum, Canada) shows my range of emotion and different interests, especially rock music. My publisher Ken Cowle says I “made him laugh.” Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson, who writes the book’s foreword, praises my “lilt” and “personality” in an encouraging note. While I usually work as a music publicist with musicians including Jethro Tull, Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius, Sharon Katz & The Peace Train, and Michael Veitch, I've also made money from my poetry. This includes the Grammy-nominated album, Healthy Food for Thought: Good Enough to Eat, (Audio & Video Labs) with me reading my poem “Feed Your Parents Well.” My poems have been published in The Indie Collaborative’s “Holiday Program,” “The Literary Parrot Anthology,” “Elephant Journal,” “BOG GOB,” “Powerline,” “the Aquarian,” and “Nickel.” I've performed live at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Peter Max’s Studio. Some of my plays have been performed live—one by the Poets Repertory Theatre of Long Island and another by the San Antonio Living River Church, and at New York City’s Howl Fest. My other books are Paws For Thought: How to Understand What Your Cat is Thinking (Rockwell Books, UK), Using Your Art & the Media to Comfort People (Free To Run Books, West Hills, CA), and the self-published e-book, Get the Gig (Common Sense Career Consulting). I recently started producing pop music singles, which can be heard at soundcloud.com/leightonmedia/sets/anneleightonsongs.