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On Writing

Poem 216 – What Happens When I Buy A Journal For My New Poetry

August 4, 2021 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

What Happens When I Buy A Journal For My New Poetry They’re in me nowSmart Kempe Plath EchlinFour storms of weathering behind my kneecaps – shyBut curious, changing my gaitThey do thatExtraordinary womenDive inside meOlympians of wordsI’m a country they take overSoon we will all be biting goldRevelling in each other’s linguistic personal bests

On Writing

Poem 67 – Kenojuak Ashevak, Inuit Artist

March 8, 2021 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! Kenojuak Ashevak, Inuit Artist her art is alive     dancing on the edges of every blink & focustethering sight to the soul & yanking –  kindly she transfers the land & animalsthe above & the below  the centre & the deepinto the matrix holding images carved & colouredin perfect pressure harmony… Continue reading Poem 67 – Kenojuak Ashevak, Inuit Artist

On Marching…
I Am That Woman · My Book · My Family · On Writing · Parenting · Poetry · Writing Life

On Marching…

January 27, 2017 Vanessa Shields5 Comments

Please note: There is coarse language in this blog.  I am one flavour in a Sandstorm of taste Spices sparkle on the Orange lips of dawn and Drip down the chin of dusk I’ve been thinking a lot about marching. About being a woman. About being a mother. About being a human. I’m always thinking… Continue reading On Marching…

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