THE BATTLE IS ON, YO. In just two days, I'll be putting the peddle to the metal and driving myself and Marty Gervais (Windsor's Poet Laureate and my publisher - the publisher of Black Moss Press) to the metropolis we call Toronto so we can participate in the 2016 IFOA/Poetry NOW Battle of the Bards. In… Continue reading The Battle Is On! IFOA 2016 Battle of the Bards Is This Wednesday!
Category: Contests
Runner-Up Award from TOPS!
Squeeee! My poem 'Say AWE' has won a Runner-Up Award in The Ontario Poetry Society's 'Ultra-Short Poetry' competition! What a wonderful gift! Thank you TOPS family and judge Debbie Okun Hill! Congratulations to all the other poets who will be in the anthology!
Poetic Opinions – On Fees, Dues and Definitions
It’s National Poetry Month for at least another week and a bit so I think it’s high time I write this particular blog. I'm gonna give you some transparency here. People ask me all the time 'how do you do it'? I'm not sure that they're asking specifically about how I exist as a professional… Continue reading Poetic Opinions – On Fees, Dues and Definitions
On Poetic Form – With help from Robert Pinsky! – And a Poetry Contest!
From Signing School - Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry by Studying with the Masters by Robert Pinsky I found this book by Robert Pinsky at a bookstore while I was traveling. I don't remember the bookstore name or where I was, but I remember seeing the cover, reading the title and thinking, I need this… Continue reading On Poetic Form – With help from Robert Pinsky! – And a Poetry Contest!
VANESSA SHIELDS 