Part 1 of 2 - The Running-Shaped Hole, a memoir Robert (Bob) Earl Stewart and his new book, The Running-Shaped Hole Welcome friends to another edition of featured guest writers on my blog! This edition welcomes Windsorite Robert Earl Stewart, and we're celebrating the publication of his new memoir, The Running-Shaped Hole (Dundurn, February 2022).… Continue reading Guest Interview w/ Robert Earl Stewart
Tag: writing life
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…
Poem 158 – identity haiku & Bruce Meyer Interview Part II
identity haiku blue ink cuticlereminder of who I amshy spiller of words Interview with Bruce Meyer Part II VS: You teach writing. What is a facet of writing that you notice many students/writers struggle with? What is your solution/inspiration for this major writing challenge? BM: The one thing students struggle with is wanting to be… Continue reading Poem 158 – identity haiku & Bruce Meyer Interview Part II
Poem 146 – Voicing the Full Moon & Open Book Ontario & Tour Update
Voicing the Full Moon read poetry out loud todayjust do itI triple dog dare youread poetry out loud today the full moon needs to hear the magic of poetry’s rhyme & meter & metaphor & pain & devotion & confusion & love & love & love because: eclipsethe moon – great hunk of pock-faced light slides into earth’s… Continue reading Poem 146 – Voicing the Full Moon & Open Book Ontario & Tour Update
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 