Poetry is Life: Writing with Yellow Arrow is a collection of prompts and poems by Ann Quinn and eight poets from Ann’s monthly workshop sponsored by Yellow Arrow Publishing. Poetry is Life was created for both the writer and reader of poetry. The guidebook is now available in the Yellow Arrow bookstore as a paperback or PDF (with interior images in color!). If interested in buying more than one copy, please visit our wholesale page here.

A live virtual reading for Poetry is Life will be available on Facebook February 6 at 3 pm EST. Learn more about the reading here. To learn about the cover, click here.

In 12 chapters corresponding to 12 monthly sessions, you can experience parts of the workshop yourself or just enjoy our words. Read poems easily found on the Internet by beloved poets from William Blake to Terrence Hayes, and from Elizabeth Bishop to Tracy K. Smith. Then, study the prompts—drawn from close analysis of the well-known poets—included in each chapter, so that you can create your own poems. As you read the resulting work from our “Poetry is Life” group, you will see how each voice, including yours, has a unique offering.

Award-winning poet Ann Quinn (learn more here) has led a monthly workshop for Yellow Arrow since early 2020. Poets who take this course range from beginners to those with published books of poetry. We come from Baltimore, San Diego, Charlotte, and Detroit. We have forged a friendship through our poetry and are excited to share our work with you.

Contributions by Linda Gail Francis, Patrick W. Gibson, Jessica Gregg, Sara Palmer, Julia W. Prentice, Patti Ross, Nikita Rimal Sharma, and Jobie Townshend-Zellner

Editor-in-Chief: Kapua Iao

Editorial Associates: Angela Firman and Rachel Vinyard, with additional editing by Linda Gail Francis

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