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On Writing

POEM A DAY – June 17

June 17, 2026 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Putting the Poems Back In My Body the poems came from my body thenmused, marinated, mounted on the page organized, revised, revived and designedcaressed by confidence, pressed, printed the poems immigrated to the bookcontained on silky pages, embraced by glossy covers and now I need them back in my bodythe task is to read, reassure,… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 17

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POEM A DAY – June 16

June 16, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Hi! My apologies for yesterday's triple-try post debacle. I have no idea why the image was not showing up nor why the spacing was a mess! It looked fine both in the preview and on my site. ! I hope that today's post is fine! The Morning After She said: what just happened? My hand… Continue reading POEM A DAY – June 16

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NEW COVER REVEAL & BOOK LAUNCH DETAILS!

May 20, 2026May 19, 2026 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

IT'S IN THE PROOF! Indeed, is it ever in the proof! So, I excitedly opened the package from the printer which included a proof (a single, printed copy of the book for one final look-through before printing many more copies) of We the Mourners. I had a great WAH WAH. The cover looked downright awful.… Continue reading NEW COVER REVEAL & BOOK LAUNCH DETAILS!

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