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
Category: On Writing
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
Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #14 – Let Them Say
Write three lines of ‘let them say’ about yourself. You can start your line with, “If they ever tell my story let them say,” or you may prefer to start with let them say. You have something important to say – so say it and be heard. If they ever tell my story, let them… Continue reading Wounded Writers Ask – Free Write #14 – Let Them Say
VANESSA SHIELDS 