Ah, Richard. I met Richard at BookFest Windsor a few years ago. He was one of the YA (young adult) authors in attendance at the festival, and he participated in the award ceremony for the student writing contest winners. By ‘participate’ I mean he gave a kick-ass, engaging, entertaining and heartfelt talk to the students … Continue reading
I had the honour of being a guest on Hardcover Radio – a podcast and radio show (on CJAM 99.1FM) – hosted by Brittni and Peter Brinn. I always love talking about writing and poetry, and to live this wild life! I talked too much, I can tell you that, so kudos to Brittni for … Continue reading
Ottawa writer and book reviewer, Michael Dennis offer is 10 cents in review form of ‘Look At Her’! What I love about Michael’s reviews is how honest and candid they are! I’m so appreciative to make his list of books to review!! Thank you so much Michael and the review team at Today’s Book of … Continue reading
Reprinted with permission from the League of Canadian Poets’ Feminist Caucus leader, Anne Burke, please feast your eyes on a review of Look At Her by Ottawa writer Ronnie R. Brown. This review was printed in the November Report for the Feminist Caucus. Review of Look At Her: A Book of Poetry by Vanessa Shields … Continue reading
BOOK TOUR RE-CAP – TORONTO, ON @ BEN MCNALLY BOOKSTORE FULL DISCLOSURE (for those who may be weak about certain bodily functions): This blog post is rated PG (pretty gross) at times. I took a VIA train to Toronto on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 for the Toronto launch of Look At Her. I knew I … Continue reading
On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 my book tour took me to the marble bowels of the Hart House on the University of Toronto campus to visit with HOWL radio show’s host Valentino Assenza. I was slated to be interviewed by Valentino for the writing show he co-hosts with Nancy Bullis called HOWL. Novelist Mia Herrara … Continue reading
GET COLLECTED! I was invited to phone in some poetry for Soul Brother Mike and Crissi Cochrane’s new podcast ‘Get Collected‘ which aired on November 1st, 2016. This powerful married couple have teamed up on the podcast airwaves to talk politics, poetry, and share music. Tune in for this Tuesdays and Thursdays for this dynamic podcast – to … Continue reading
