Another wild and wonderful week! Tuesday, April 18, 2017 I'll be heading to Sarnia during the day to speak to about 100 kids about poetry and writing! Thank you to Rhonda Melanson for hooking this up! I'm so excited to meet the students and get them all fired up about poetry! From 6:30pm to 8:30pm… Continue reading National Poetry Month Events Continue! #NPM2017
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #16 – The Outside Me/The Inside Me
In 3-4 lines, write something about yourself that reflects what stands in light (i.e. what people might easily recognize in you) and what stands in shadow (i.e. what people might not know about you). Shadow can be powerful or profound; it doesn’t have to be something sad or negative. And what you write to describe… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #16 – The Outside Me/The Inside Me
Wounded Writers Ask: Free Write #15 – Because I Am
Prompt: Write five lines that speak to what it means to be YOU. Here are some examples to get you started: “Because I am a(n) activist, artist, bartender, caretaker, Dad, driver, cashier, dancer, only child, one of eight, the only cook in the house, the soccer mom, etc. Wicket from Word Well: flower (because they… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask: Free Write #15 – Because I Am
VANESSA SHIELDS 