Orchids on the Windowsill I’ve been successful at killing plantssomething about remembering to water themmirrors remember to water myself…perhaps it’s more about forgetting But the two orchids on the windowsill stand tallone in fluorescent fuchsia grows like a flock of flyingskirts can-canning up a stem stairway to the skythe other, angel-wing white, giant and dare… Continue reading Poem 201 – Orchids on the Windowsill & Gertrude’s Writing Room Update!
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Inspiration Box – Video, yo.
Thanks to the Windsor Public Library's ArtWorks presents program, I give you a video that I made about how to make an inspiration box! It's about 20 minutes long but takes you from what you'll to start to completing a fun box of fun things to inspire your creativity. Feel free to share the link...All… Continue reading Inspiration Box – Video, yo.
The Pantoum & Other Poetics
Our reading, writing and crafting poetry workshop at the library last evening was soooooo wonderful and inspiring! Thank you to Dave, Beth, Ellie, Tammy, Jaylynne and Miller for joining us! Dorothy [Mahoney] was a stellar teaching - gifting us with the pantoum - a repetitive formulaic poetry that we followed to write our own poems!… Continue reading The Pantoum & Other Poetics
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 