*Warning: This poem is about boobs. What Happened When I Went to the Italian Bakery with My Shirt Unbuttoned I mean, I was in the store for a good fifteen minutesfilled the metal basket with: meat sauce, pizza, panini, cheeseordered a pound of roasted turkey sliced thinlygrabbed a package of freshly baked chocolate chip cookiesstood… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 21
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POEM A DAY – April 9
*CONTENT WARNING! The subject matter of this poem is about tampons.* I Was Never Afraid of the Tampon I remember me and my best girlfriendshuddled in the pink-tiled bathroom the rusting tub as witnesssquat-standing, legs open likeo’s, arm swooped, hand gripping the plastic applicator shiny with vaseline– vagina somewhere in the arch ofshadows between my trembling thighs… Continue reading POEM A DAY – April 9
POEM A DAY – March 8
I'm still reeling...vibrating...contemplating the incredible film I watched yesterday, Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' It is a...reckoning...a tectonic shift...a conscious critique of conceptions of the human condition moved by loneliness and exploding in outrage for place, voice, safety, friendship and love. I'd have definitely been on the 'take her tongue out' list had I been in… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 8
VANESSA SHIELDS 