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 – May 24
this piece a low piece of me roams the kerry highlandsshe’s barefoot, but sweateredswatted by wind and witchcraft she’s dogeared, dragging skirt-edsearching the silences that teachthe kind of resistance her stories groan to generate – agency in assonanceactivism in abstraction, action inanaphora: mystery mouthing as she knees the base of a yew, worshippingthe yawp of… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 24
POEM A DAY – May 23
Rainy Days at the Cottage are as important as the sunnypetrichor wafting the space like a blues songtwo-stepping with must and skin-soaked sunscreen deciding on which dvd, or if you’re cottage is blessedwith nostalgic bliss, which vhs movie to watch:Ghost, The Parent Trap, The Lost Boys, Jaws playing Crazy Eights with cards so old they’re… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 23
POEM A DAY – May 22
A collage poem using found images and text from a Victoria magazine! Real flowers used: dried tulips and fern stem. making bliss is grounded in golden retreat
VANESSA SHIELDS 