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 22
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 22
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
POEM A DAY – May 21
Consecration I declare aloud with harried breath & stuttering heart my gratitude forthe angels/spirits/ancestors who protected me home yesterday as I sped on the expressway expressing panic & urine, unable to seeto inhale, to exhale without electric friction, without head-full prayingto arrive alive, the fear was real, I did not want to die & I didn’t. I… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 21
VANESSA SHIELDS 