WE THE MOURNERS JUNE 29th 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 on Monday, June 29 as well as a small tour in midsummer. I am taking pre-orders! Order you copy today by emailing me: shieldsvanessa@gmail.com. I'll add your name to the… Continue reading WE THE MOURNERS JUNE 29th RELEASE
POEM A DAY – June 17
Putting the Poems Back In My Body the poems came from my body thenmused, marinated, mounted on the page organized, revised, revived and designedcaressed by confidence, pressed, printed the poems immigrated to the bookcontained on silky pages, embraced by glossy covers and now I need them back in my bodythe task is to read, reassure,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 17
POEM A DAY – June 16
Hi! My apologies for yesterday's triple-try post debacle. I have no idea why the image was not showing up nor why the spacing was a mess! It looked fine both in the preview and on my site. ! I hope that today's post is fine! The Morning After She said: what just happened? My hand… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 16
POEM A DAY – June 15 (third time’s a charm?!)
I don't know what was happening with the other posts! The image of the poem with the photo keeps cutting out. Last try. I promise! Grad Days On the bed, I gather my daughter under my armI open to the journal entry I wrote about finishing high schoolShe reads it out loud, stumbling on my… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 15 (third time’s a charm?!)
VANESSA SHIELDS 