Yellow Arrow Journal is excited to announce the theme for our next issue.
KINDLING will explore the overarching topic of advocacy and community care. Guest editor, Matilda Young recently wrote,
”. . . there are so many ways to change the world. Sometimes it is voting, and marching, and donating. Sometimes it is telling our truth plainly and unapologetically; sometimes it is passing the mic. Sometimes it is checking in on a neighbor, or being part of a mutual aid group, or having the tough conversation with a loved one. Sometimes it is listening deeply and being willing to change.
There is no one way to heal the world; the only requirement is that we try.
There is so much darkness in the world, but even the smallest spark can start a fire.”
Matilda Young (she/they) is a poet with an MFA in poetry from the University of Maryland. She has been published in several journals, including Anatolios Magazine, Angel City Review, and Entropy Magazine’s Blackcackle. She enjoys Edgar Allan Poe jokes, not being in their apartment, and being obnoxious about the benefits of stovetop popcorn. Matilda’s poem “This Yes, This” was part of Yellow Arrow Journal FREEDOM, and Matilda was our .W.o.W. #7. She was also part of the fantastic Yellow Arrow Writers-in-Residence 2022 cohort.
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