Did you know that Windsor/Essex a long-running creative arts interview show that highlights local creatives? Hosted by author/journalist Veronique Mandal, Scribes & Songsters has over 100 episodes featuring local musicians, writers, and illustrators! Episodes are presented on their youtube channel and air on Cogeco Cable. I had the opportunity to talk with Veronique about the… Continue reading Scribes & Songsters Interview
Tag: Gertrude’s Writing Room
Three Life Changes, a Letter
Dear friends, I have begun an extraordinary career and life shift. I have made three critical choices: I am no longer Poet Laureate. I resigned in mid-September. There was no grand announcement, no press release. In an effort to maintain my creative integrity and explore this very different, very exhilarating new career path, I chose… Continue reading Three Life Changes, a Letter
Poem 341-Octopus & Gertrude’s Writing Room Open House #shoplocal
Octopus Today I Am Octopus8-Limbed3-HeartedBlue-blooded Water AlienGliding Across Ground Above & Below Such Suction-Heavy Solitary Living IsSoul Saturation Under The InfluenceOf Moon & Her Feisty Phases I Do Not Digress Rather Spread MyTenacious Tentacles & Embrace TheCurrent Of My Ink-Brimming Brain Today I Am OctopusI Do Not Wait For DreamsWhen I Can Hold 8 At… Continue reading Poem 341-Octopus & Gertrude’s Writing Room Open House #shoplocal
Poem 256 – One Thing At A Time & Reminders
One Thing At A Time Hear the alarmSnooze itFinish the bizarre dreamHear the alarm againSit upRub eyesHear the soundtrack fade inThe symphony of wakingThe crackle of electricityThe churn of marrowThe waft of bloodThe moan of muscleAll this and more ledBy multiple conductorsVoices like batonsGuiding lyrics into now Do thisThen thisEven though it feels like moreIt… Continue reading Poem 256 – One Thing At A Time & Reminders
VANESSA SHIELDS 