POEM A DAY – January 14

January 14, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Good morning lovelies! Today's poem is a three-fer! It is in response to a found poem (or found poetry book, in this case) written in the form of an abecedarian poem that is also an acrostic poem. I wrote this piece last year during a poetry marathon wherein myself and Cassie Caverhill wrote 12 poems… Continue reading POEM A DAY – January 14

On Writing

LIFE UPDATE!

December 18, 2025 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

Friends, it's been a minute since I wrote a post about my life's happenings. Currently, I'm sprawled out on the sofa in our living room, laptop on my lap, fireplace crackling on Netflix (I'm loving all the fireplace options!), glancing at the blustering snowstorm outside between writing sentences. I have to venture out there soon… Continue reading LIFE UPDATE!