Okay, so this is a blog post swaddled in manifestation. I just submitted a chapbook of poetry to the Rattle Chapbook Prize. *The deadline is tonight at midnight! Rattle is my favourite literary magazine. I've submitted to different contests and calls over the years, but this year I finally got my shi* together enough to… Continue reading I Won!
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Poem 256 – One Thing At A Time & Reminders
One Thing At A Time Hear the alarmSnooze itFinish the bizarre dreamHear the alarm againSit upRub eyesHear the soundtrack fade inThe symphony of wakingThe crackle of electricityThe churn of marrowThe waft of bloodThe moan of muscleAll this and more ledBy multiple conductorsVoices like batonsGuiding lyrics into now Do thisThen thisEven though it feels like moreIt… Continue reading Poem 256 – One Thing At A Time & Reminders
Poem 222 – Ritual
Ritual I pull the twisting line of lavender sagesmoke over my heart with the strong backboneand supple edges of a turkey feather Help me, I whisper into the burning curl of moving shadow when I try to touch the smoke it curves around my fingersa reshaping wispbecoming more itself as it liftsspreads and dissipates into… Continue reading Poem 222 – Ritual
Poem 207 – Fugue Submission
Fugue Submission : the recollection of a submission discovered like plastic treasureupon receiving its rejection why did i write that poem?why did i believe it was good?why did i pay the fee and send it into the ether of highly flammable hope and vapid validation? twas a fugue movea brief flash in the pan –… Continue reading Poem 207 – Fugue Submission
VANESSA SHIELDS 