#NPM22 - Intimacy Poem a Day The Intimacy of Laughter lives in the agreementthat these wordsthese movementsthese emotionsour shared sounds stir up the bloodhip-check the heartstutter the breath on its release of joy otherwiseone-sidedchidedmeant to harmthe negation of agreementcreates trauma Guest Poet Interviews featuring Christopher Lawrence Menard & Terry Ann Carter Today and tomorrow I… Continue reading Intimacy #NPM22 & Menard & Carter – poets to celebrate!
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Intimacy & The Interview
#NPM22 - INTIMACY - Poem a Day The Intimacy of Vacuuming the House on a Thursday Evening The dried clumps of mud on the kitchen floormake me feel like a bad motherand the chunks of crusted spinach and the rolling tufts of dog hair too When I open the canister on the vacuumdirt is overflowing into… Continue reading Intimacy & The Interview
So this is what’s been happening…
Hello friends! It's been over a month since I've last written. Isn't that wild? What a difference from last year when I wrote a poem every day. Where is that energy and dedication? It is fluttering...fluttering...I have needed time to be...quiet. To put my head down and work. To worry and dream. To sleep and… Continue reading So this is what’s been happening…
VANESSA SHIELDS 