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 7
Brownie for breakfast Because I’m a grown ass woman and can eat what I wantBecause I’m alone and it makes me feel betterBecause I baked them myselfBecause chocolateBecause deliciousBecause it’s sunnyBecause it’s ThursdayBecause why the fresh hell not?
POEM A DAY – May 6
Thinned I amthin-nedouttodaymyheartspread-ing northto musk-oka & east tostrat-ford Iamdizzymy breathshallowin thereach-ingfor the onesI love
POEM A DAY – May 5
The way she looked at me For N. into me, the way she read the words out loud, a few at a time, held them in her mouth, tastebuds shocking, savouring then swallowing the meanings, her blue aventurine eyes pushing brilliance, bridging us in a spectral hue of heaving hearts…I mean, my heart was heaving,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 5
VANESSA SHIELDS 