On the Path of Whimsy and GraceFor M M hiked the path of whimsywell, her tongue didplosiving and fricativing and gliding(the statement was heartfelt and wildwoman)her mouth opened wide enough to fit a foot then someone called her weirdoanother tongue, but lashingM semi-deflated like a cornered-balloonforgotten in a dining roombut M, o M, spit out… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 21
Author: Vanessa Shields
Writer. Mother. Lover.
POEM A DAY – January 20
Language Arts IV: How Do You Say Poem? How Do You Say Poem? K says poem like po-yemI’ve heard poem like foam or home or loamSometimes it’s slam like jam or ma’amIt could be limerick or keen(ah) or lamentE says it slant I say poem like here or soul or thisLike fear or joy or… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 20
POEM A DAY – January 19
So, What Do You Do? I put love in the world.It is a full-time job.I put love in the world.It is a full-time commitment.I put love in the world.It is the most valuable work.I put love in the world.It is the highest paid work.I put love in the world.It is based in lived experience.I put… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 19
POEM A DAY – January 18
The Value of An Editor I am a woman living in the chaos of spiritual change. In body and mind,in magic and logic, in space and time – intersectional continuums flex my abilities to adapt.I am a woman twisting in the genres of life’s stories.In word and sentence, in paragraph and chapter,in space and time – I… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 18
VANESSA SHIELDS 