The emails I get in my inbox are outrageous…. unless they aren’t?! Brené, is this real?!
Brené Brown Sent Me An Email
so I got this email from Brené
telling me she likes what I have to say
she invited me to be on her show
‘cause I’m a leader who’s in the know
a writer I am, an award-winning poet
a gal who loves and ain’t afraid to show it
I think we’re a match, Brené and me
we’ll talk for hours about curiosity
I’ve got a face for a podcast, three chins, big smile
wild white hair and a witchy style
of course, I accept! bring on the date!
this email is real, I won’t hesitate!
little old me, Vanessa the Windsorite
has captured Brené’s brilliant eyesight
sure she does, she scares me a little
but dealing with change ain’t for the brittle
she picked me, of all the poets on the globe!
surely this is not an AI probe!
AND IN REAL-HUMAN NEWS…
I was interviewed by the Literary Titan team (that also awarded me a Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Poetry!) about writing We the Mourners! The questions were thorough and thoughtful, and made me reflect on my motivations and inspirations when writing. Thank you, Literary Titan!
PS. THE PHOTO IS OF ME IN GRADE TWO! HA!
VANESSA SHIELDS 