Her View Friday
Yellow Arrow Publishing supports women-identifying writers from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. Women’s voices have historically been underrepresented in literature, and we aim to elevate those voices and stories through our programs, publications, and support.
Part of our mission in supporting and uplifting women writers is to promote the Yellow Arrow community’s individual accomplishments. We’d like to further expand that support and promotion outside of our Yellow Arrow publications. Twice a month, we’d like to give a shout out to those within the Yellow Arrow community who recently published:
single-author publications
single pieces in journals, anthologies, etc. as well as prizes/awards
You can support our authors by reading this blog and their work, sharing their news, and commenting below or on the blog. Congratulations to all the included authors. We are so proud of you!
Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.
Author: Zorina Exie Frey
Tell us about yourself: I am an essayist, screenwriter, spoken-word poet, content writer, and digital designer. Yellow Arrow Journal UpSpring published my poem, "Vitamin Seed."
Where are you from: Maryland
What describe your main writing space: Technology. Books. Cats.
Tell us about your publication: Poetry - Preaching 2 the Mic is a compilation of theatrical spoken-word poetry that speaks to cultural- and self-hypocrisy while seeking forgiveness and self-love.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen for you: I wanted to publish all of the poems I've performed and published before I earned my MFA in creative writing (poetry and creative nonfiction). I want my readers to see the difference between my pre-MFA poetry and post-MFA poems.
What is your writing goal for the year: Get my creative thesis published.
What advice do you have for other writers: Establish your goals and research publishing options.
What else are you working on/doing that you’d like to share: Submitting, submitting, and submitting!
Author: Tricia Knoll
Tell us about yourself: Yellow Arrow Journal RENASCENCE published my poem, “Random Selection,” in 2021.
Where are you from: Williston, Vermont
What describe your main writing space: I write a lot about the outdoors and sit at a window looking at it when weather does not permit writing outside.
Tell us about your publication: One Bent Twig is poetry in praise of trees, from first loved trees to those endangered by climate change. It was published in January 2023.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen for you: I have always loved trees, practiced as a Master Gardener, and see impacts of climate change on trees.
What is your writing goal for the year: I'd like to write 200 new poems and 300 haiku.
What advice do you have for other writers: Keep at it. No matter what. Keep working.
What else are you working on/doing that you’d like to share: I'm a gardener . . . for butterflies. I work to eliminate invasives from my woods.
You can find Tricia on Twitter and Instagram @triciaknollwind.
Author: Ellen Dooling Reynard
Tell us about yourself: I spent my childhood on a cattle ranch in Jackson, Montana and was one-time editor of Parabola Magazine, retiring to and living in Temecula, California. My first chapbook, No Batteries Required, was published in 2021 by Yellow Arrow Publishing. I have been nominated twice for the Pushcart Prize.
Where are you from: Temecula, California
What describe your main writing space: Complete with cats.
Tell us about your publication: Double Stream is a collection of ekphrastic poetry based on paintings and drawings by my late husband, the French painter Paul Leon Reynard. It was published in November 2022 by South Forty Press.
Why this book? Why now? How did it happen for you: My late husband, the French painter Paul Reynard, often asked me to write about his work, but I felt at the time that I didn’t know enough about art to do so. Fifteen years after he died, I started writing poetry, and it was at that time that I encountered the ekphrastic poetry of Rooja Mohassessy. I said to myself that I should write poems about my husband's art, and this book is the result of those efforts.
What is your writing goal for the year: To write more poetry.
What advice do you have for other writers: Send your best work out to online and print journals and don’t mind rejections—we all get them!
What else are you working on/doing that you’d like to share: I am reworking older poems that I had put aside.
You can find Ellen on Facebook @ellen.reynard.127.
Yellow Arrow (past and present) board, staff, interns, authors, residents, and instructors alike! Got a publication coming out? Let us help celebrate for you in Her View Friday.
Single-author publications: here.
Single pieces and awards/prizes: here.
Please read the instructions on each form carefully; we look forward to congratulating you!
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