walk …how the deciduous trees smell like wet towelsthe elm trees smell like sneeze-spit dried on an armhow both the man walking his dog and the womanwalking her dog say hello… how the constructionworkers say good morning to each other and everyother orange & black traffic pylon is brand newthe dust of the hot, hot… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 1
Category: On Writing
First Official Book Review for We the Mourners! FIVE STARS
Super thank you to the Literary Titan family for reading and reviewing We the Mourners! Here is the full five-star review! LINK HERE FOR MORE REVIEWS OF OTHER BOOKS! We the Mourners, by Vanessa Shields, is a poetry collection about grief, love, embodiment, and the strange communal work of surviving loss. Built around the repeated… Continue reading First Official Book Review for We the Mourners! FIVE STARS
POEM A DAY – June 30
Day After Book Launch (breaking the rules) Haiku she hears the trees fallingin the forest, we are the treeswe fell in love Friends...mourners...lovers! I am overwhelmed with love and magic and the power of profound connection. Last night's launch was a spectacular event involving over forty strong bodies, forty open hearts, forty beautiful minds...and I… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 30
VANESSA SHIELDS 