On Writing

POEM A DAY – July 2 & Launch Gallery

Youth in West-End Summer, 1990s I remember summer heat rising like invisible smokelatching on my skin as I walked four blocks to Atkinsonpool for lessons. I remember moisture chaffingmy thighs, wicking in my crotch, blue-one-piece-bathingsuit discomfort, polyester pressure. I remember the concretedeck, rough under my knees as I leaned over a half-nakedboy pretending to be… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 2 & Launch Gallery

On Writing

First Official Book Review for We the Mourners! FIVE STARS

Super thank you to the Literary Titan family for reading and reviewing We the Mourners! Here is the full five-star review! LINK HERE FOR MORE REVIEWS OF OTHER BOOKS! We the Mourners, by Vanessa Shields, is a poetry collection about grief, love, embodiment, and the strange communal work of surviving loss. Built around the repeated… Continue reading First Official Book Review for We the Mourners! FIVE STARS