Two Book Launches, a class, a workshop and an interview! Hello friends! It's been a few days since my last post...took a little break to rest and reflect and to begin getting back into things that the dragging-on-of-winter was making difficult! But I'm feeling good in body, mind and spirit. The warm temperatures, chatty birds,… Continue reading A Week of Literary Bliss!
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Poem 328 – Haiku for loss & Yin Writing Link
Haiku for loss the heart overthrownfold into broken piecesangels will sift hold Thursday, November 25 - 6am-6:30am Topic: YIN WRITING Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84807151790?pwd=ajVRNTNIYm9GbkQ3VkRFcENuZW1Jdz09 Meeting ID: 848 0715 1790Passcode: 276732One tap mobile+16475580588,,84807151790#,,,,276732# Canada +17789072071,,84807151790#,,,,276732# Canada *Reminder* Virtual Book Tour Reading this coming Tuesday! Join me and Halifax poet Margo Wheaton as we read our poetry -… Continue reading Poem 328 – Haiku for loss & Yin Writing Link
Poe 274 – List of Things Needed for (Writing) Jury Duty
List of Things Needed for (Writing) Jury Duty PenGlassesYogurtFruit (chopped)Coffee (then tea)Comfortable clothingComfortable furniture (but not too comfortable)Time (if only in spurts but lengths are better)Quiet The mind open with a direct line to the heart
Poem 211 – How the day gets away
How the day gets away A quick conversation ebbs into an ocean of discoveriesAn eye rest becomes a deep sleep under an afternoon sky blanket A bite gathers courses and expands into dessertA coincidental run-in unfolds into a magical meant-to-be An email response thunders into a manifestoA direct drive corners into a dynamic detour Words… Continue reading Poem 211 – How the day gets away
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 