I met Alison Gadsby many moons ago at the Toronto Junction Reads Prose reading series she's been curating and hosting for nearly two decades now. Alison is a bright light in a big city, passionately shining her light on prose writers, offering them a friendly stage in which to read and share and sell their… Continue reading Interview with Alison Gadsby
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POEM A DAY – February 13
Today is for the love of dreaming! What's your love dream? For the Love of Books and Beverages On this thirteenth Friday, with spring in the deeps of the crisp morning air, I sit and dream into the sunlight. I see shelves filled with stories. I see books splayed and belly-paged on the wall as… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 13
POEM A DAY- February 7
Today's poem was inspired by poets.org poem-a-day poem, In Exile by Bryher as well as Shawna Lemay's Transactions with Beauty post, Participating Joyfully in the Sorrows of the World. Please consider subscribing to both amazing offerings. They're free, and will soften your suffering. After ‘In Exile’ by Bryher and what of the painter who puts… Continue reading POEM A DAY- February 7
POEM A DAY – January 25
I've been thinking about relationship, dear reader. I've been thinking about what motivates me to keep creating. I've been thinking about the root of my writing dreams...no matter the shape or size of these writing dreams, you are in them as readers. So as I continue to write, as I continue to choose different modes… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 25
VANESSA SHIELDS 