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 – March 12
Lake Timew/ gratitude to DB I went to the lake this afternoonLake Huron, my favourite of the great lakesI went to the beach, pushed my naked toesin the cold, cold sand and sucked it in:the horizon, the sun rays, the dark topdappled by wind, the mouthy wavesin my mind, I went to the lake this… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 12
POEM A DAY – May 11
Found another rejected piece...did another little edit. Happy Monday! Call It it’s nearly ten & she’s still working. relativity is pain’s dialect. when resilience slips in, she exhales an eight count & then the dizzying inhalation like a thick black hair on the chin of her day that she can’t feel growing & she knows… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 11
POEM A DAY – May 10
In a word… MysticalOverturesThreaded throughHearts: Mother as maestraExhilaratingly profound Resplendent
VANESSA SHIELDS 