Go At It Gannet “…I found my book White Magic in the cadavers of abandoned drafts, and I resurrected them…” from ‘The Craft of Writing’ by Elissa Washuta, LitHub, May 4, 2021 I must go at it gannet: increase my courage force exponentiallyrage lovingly at the white-sea page before diving into itsubjecting myself to the enormous… Continue reading Poem 125 – Go At It Gannet
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Poem 120 – Hang Over & GRAND THANKS!
Hang over it all hangs overthe gratefulnessa fresh layer of skinthe elation electric hair-raising constant hum marrow made of joystem cells carryinglove like oxygenthis is a differentdose of alive sugar headachetemples pulsing with the pleasureof purpose ribs like bone clotheslineswith pinned up mouthssmiling & ripecheeks landing padsfor tear stormstouching downinterior quakesperfectly shiftingmy core complete heavinessa community quiltflung… Continue reading Poem 120 – Hang Over & GRAND THANKS!
Poem 114 – Celebrat’ry Musts & CBC Books
Celebrat'ry Musts in celebration of Earth Day, Shakespeare's birthday & Indie Bookstore Day such celebrat'ry mustsearthshakespeareindie bookst'res such int'rtwin'd charmstar seeds to treesturneth to pap'r holdinginky w'rds writ by lov'rsof life and languagedid press to pagessplay'd on shelvesbooks yond art alive and at which hour did light'racy wanesmoth'r nature spins h'r skirtsand lifts our spirits… Continue reading Poem 114 – Celebrat’ry Musts & CBC Books
Poem 95 – Moving tombs
Moving tombs Cairo’s streets shift into light-laden pathways for pharaohtombs on the move A slow-paced spectacle of twenty-two royal mummiesserenaded by symphony & songparaded along the Nile cornicheto a new resting place Ramses II & Hatshepsut arms folded in timeover chests unmovingunder camera’s eyes in vehicles made to mimicdeath boats – surely thereis a stirring… And the Curse flitslike… Continue reading Poem 95 – Moving tombs
VANESSA SHIELDS 