POEM A DAY – July 26

July 26, 2026 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

floatation device mimosa flowerdries, releases, pirouetteson the water top

POEM A DAY – July 24

July 25, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Stir when I was in the pool, breaststroking in circles, i stirred up the algae, lifted the soft green tinge with my arms, my legs, made a clear centre that I saw only when I stopped stirring, got out, looked at the whole of the body… guilt lacks true rootsuses sunlight, oxygenmy heart, to grow

On Writing

POEM A DAY – July 23 & We Got (Ford City) Lit!

July 23, 2026 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Selkie haiku my skin, sealed to pagesmy heart bobbing in the seatwo storms colliding I pulled a Selkie card from the Folklore Oracle today...feeling the split of my writer self and my mother self. Oof. WE GOT LIT AT THE INAUGURAL FORD CITY LIT NIGHT - HEART TOUR STOP #2 COMPLETE! Thanks to the robust… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 23 & We Got (Ford City) Lit!