Mourners - it's here! The official We the Mourners book trailer! Video created by Jett Shields. Filming, editing and *ORIGINAL SCORE* created by Jett Shields! Yes, my son (with the help of Teagan - thank you!), has created this for me...for us! I'm so grateful and, as usual, in awe of his creative work! For… Continue reading BOOK TRAILER! WE THE MOURNERS
POEM A DAY – August 14
Yes, it is trueInspired by Doris Lessing’s The Summer Before the Dark that as the woman stood in her kitchentossing roasted nuts in twos into her mouthchewing, tasting, hungry for meatshe regarded the treetops in the neighbour’syard and discovered that part of her was therehovering a few inches above a ground shecouldn’t see, feeling differently… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 14
POEM A DAY – August 13
linen dress at the second-hand store calls to melike a lullabya light-bluesky sighyearningfor my skin I give in who doesn’tlove a lullaby?a yearning?
POEM A DAY – August 12 & Goderich & More
Today, it’s like this my soul piece is a new moonI can’t see it but it’s thereglorious, abundant in space & shape& I (what I mean is: my body) amtethered to it, like a string to a balloonor kite, yes, let’s go with kitea kite moon, & it’s moving rapidlyacross the soggy-grey sky & I’mstrungout,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 12 & Goderich & More
VANESSA SHIELDS 