Headstones on the Potomac Shore The Potomac coughs up headstonesfrom the Columbian Harmony Cemetery. Heavy slabs of memories choke on a storythat won’t stop repeating its violent conflicts. The bodies of 37,000 black residents uprootedreburied – names replaced with the silence of sold markers. For 60 years Keckley, Fleetwood, Shadd and moresix feet under footsteps… Continue reading Poem 52 – Headstones on the Potomac Shore
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Poem 48 FOLD & I Read Canadian Day!
Fold Connecting readers, educators and writers throughExtraordinary advocacy, acceptance and empathyLighting the path for literacy for allEvolving the space, time and love for diverse writersBringing it to us live from Brampton, Ontario, CanadaReflecting the reality that is Canada’s cultural diversityAuthor representation that is explosive with theTruth that lives in the literary landscape –Emerging and established… Continue reading Poem 48 FOLD & I Read Canadian Day!
Poem 45 – Dedication
dedication a name held in quotationsink-embraced – eternal love underlineda precipicea spine cupid’s arrow arrived nineteen years of yesterdaysmeet again today lovers on the pagefor us to emulate The funny thing is I can't remember if this book was gifted or if I purchased it myself? I suppose it doesn't matter. The gift is that… Continue reading Poem 45 – Dedication
VANESSA SHIELDS 