My husband and I went out for dinner at the restaurant our daughter works at. We sat down, excited to see her in action. We waited for menus. They didn't come. "Oh, you have to scan the QR code to get the menu," our daughter said. Huh. This poem is a black-out or erasure poem.… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 11
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
POEM A DAY – January 10
Yesterday, my daughter and I were talking, and she exclaimed: "Jeez Louise!" It made me laugh...and then curious. What is the genesis of this exclamation? And, that my friends, is proof of poetry alive in the every day...Looks like I'm calling the poems about words/language 'Language Arts'...We'll see how many I can write over the… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 10
POEM A DAY – January 9
Even though I've been getting up by six each morning this week, this morning I had to get up at the same time so I could drive my Zia to an appointment at the hospital for seven. This commitment changed everything. I've written this poem in the form a haibun. Er, a sleepy, sloppy haibun.… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 9
VANESSA SHIELDS 