WE THE MOURNERS JUNE RELEASE
I am thrilled to announce the forthcoming publication of my newest collection of poetry, We The Mourners! I am currently planning a local book launch in June as well as a small tour in midsummer. Stay-tuned for more information! I am taking pre-orders! Order you copy today by emailing me: shieldsvanessa@gmail.com. I'll add your name… Continue reading WE THE MOURNERS JUNE RELEASE
POEM A DAY – June 4
Ode the Strapless Dress Every woman should own a strapless dressHer shoulders deserve, what with the weightOf the world on them, don’t you think they Would enjoy a naked day? Every woman should feel the wind on herNaked skin, her hair moving like soft kissesOn her spine, chills flexing, ecstatic. Don’t You think your clavicle would love… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 4
POEM A DAY – June 3
How To Immediately Feel Like An Adult When You’re SeventeenFor M. Call the CRA. Escalation-rage trying to understand the questionsyou know you don’t have answers to. Try to register your on-lineCRA account. Realize that ‘line number’ doesn’t exist on your NOA.LYM. (Lose Your Mind) BSM (By Some Miracle), figure it all out. Wait three months for… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 3
POEM A DAY – June 2
A Divine Feminine MorningFor L, with love maroon bikinimouth moves Morocco poolsidecards jump from the oracle decks
VANESSA SHIELDS 