Pools Conca Verde Srl, Italy, 1996* Zia Silvana wears fairytale-apple red onher lips a black bathing suit, her breastsheave in the dazzling sun. The pool stretchesbefore me, an Italian dare. Hundreds ofpeople gather on a perfect summer afternoonat the waterpark as my stomach stormswith anxiety. Barriers like bricks on chainstied to my throat: can’t speak… Continue reading POEM A DAY – July 4
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POEM A DAY – March 13
Today's poem is in the form a Lupus Teleform. The form parallels an acrostic, but instead of using a word or name in the vertical position, it uses a number; a student number, telephone number, etc..Then, you can either use the number to create a line with that many syllables...or with that many words. For… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 13
VANESSA SHIELDS 