outside climbs in robin chatterwind flaresquirrel scamper the raspberry lemon cakeslice on the window ledgewarms in the shade C sent me an articleto read about goldenshadow & I realize that it is envy climbingout of my stomach –a determined wasp not jealousythe distinction sitson the window ledge a crumpled napkinwith a dog hair tuckedin a… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 26
POEM A DAY – May 25
Killing Darlings I’ve been madly & gracefullykilling my darlings. Had to.See, today was the deadline(get it?) for edits before sendingthe novel manuscript to the copy editor (yup, another editor for morekilling editing). So after madly &gracefully receiving feedback fromreaders, I slashed & chopped & maimed & moved so many darlings:words, sentences, paragraphs. Even(wait for it) FOUR characters… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 25
POEM A DAY – May 24
this piece a low piece of me roams the kerry highlandsshe’s barefoot, but sweateredswatted by wind and witchcraft she’s dogeared, dragging skirt-edsearching the silences that teachthe kind of resistance her stories groan to generate – agency in assonanceactivism in abstraction, action inanaphora: mystery mouthing as she knees the base of a yew, worshippingthe yawp of… Continue reading POEM A DAY – May 24
VANESSA SHIELDS 