Healing the World with a Spark: Yellow Arrow Journal (Vol. VIII, No. 1) KINDLING
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), guest editor of just released Yellow Arrow Journal Vol. VIII, No. 1 KINDLING, began her introduction of the issue getting straight to the heart of the topic: advocacy and community care. And how both terms weave their way through the pages. The pieces within explore various facets of advocacy and community through changemaking. Included poems and prose speak about the author’s connections to others, to bearing witness, and to visions of paths to brighter days ahead. Matilda professes, “These are writings steeped in love. These are writings filled with purpose. And in so many ways, they remind us that the kindling can and must start with us.”
And with that thought, we are excited to release the latest issue of Yellow Arrow Journal and privileged to share the voices included within our KINDLING issue. Paperback and PDF versions are now available from the Yellow Arrow bookstore. Discounts are also available (here) if you would like to purchase copies for friends and family (minimum purchase of five). You can also search for Yellow Arrow Journal on any e-book device or anywhere you purchase print and electronic books, including Amazon and most other distribution channels.
Matilda 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.
The beautiful artwork on the cover (cover design by Alexa Laharty), “Doña Sedona (a gradual elevation)” by Violeta Garza (who also contributed a poem!), was created of wool, acrylic, and cotton. For Violeta, their weaving has been the kindling to help not just fuel creativity but also cope with multiple brain injuries.
We hope you enjoy reading KINDLING as much as we enjoyed creating it. Thank you for your continued encouragement of Yellow Arrow Publishing and the women involved in KINDLING. And on June 1 at 8:00 pm EST, please join Matilda and some of our authors for the live, virtual reading of KINDLING. More information is forthcoming but you can let us know you plan to join us at fb.me/e/RMrS7pvs.
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