Thought I'd drop a wee line or two about how the editing is coming along! I've been working pretty consistently on edits. Not every day as I should be...but nearly every day. I'm definitely thinking about the novel every day, but golly, sometimes it's hard to get my butt in the chair and actually work… Continue reading How’s the Editing Coming Along?
Tag: Canada
Poem 238 – The Great Canadian Challenge
The Great Canadian Challenge before anything else – jump in the waterbefore coffee & donutsbefore lists & laundrybefore texts & emailsjump in the water the poolthe pondthe riverthe lakethe ocean get your body in the waterlet it work its magiczap your skin awakesqueeze your heart to gentle shockbegin the day in nature’s aquatic embrace& ripple… Continue reading Poem 238 – The Great Canadian Challenge
Poem 39 – Willow Grove, New Brunswick, 1815
Willow Grove, New Brunswick, 1815For Alexander Diggs Arriving is a physical & mental biting downa swallowing of exhaustionstretched out over time skinbut dignity is leadinga leather strap in thesehands that are crusted with racism hatred slaverygrasped in the victory ofthis coming into home In the river wash these handsbut hold what seeped in wisdom protest songthe right… Continue reading Poem 39 – Willow Grove, New Brunswick, 1815
VANESSA SHIELDS 