After losing her center, her marriage, and her future in one stroke, Gwen Van Velsor set off to find a new path. She traveled across the United States before finding her way to the Camino de Santiago, a journey that would redefine her life. Her story is a reflection on love, faith and the food that got her here from there.

Follow That Arrow: Notes on Getting Here from There

Travel

Van Velsor, Gwen

Specialty Travel

Yellow Arrow Publishing

This collection of poems speaks of rebirth, reincarnation, and lessons from the past as a means to a better future. For the author, this is through a past life discovered in a very vivid dream that had both awed and confused her. Within this dream, the author was visited by a strong, courageous woman-a samurai-who showed her how to listen to her past, learn from her mistakes, and inherit the future she deserves. The Onna-bugeisha (female martial artist) were female samurai. They were a type of female warrior who mostly belonged to the Japanese nobility. This collection was titled "the samurai" because this is what the woman in the dream wished to be known as. She was a fighter and a survivor, as is the author. Linda M. Crate is a Pennsylvanian born in Pittsburgh but raised in Conneautville. Her work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, both online and in print. She is the author of six poetry chapbooks, the latest of which is More Than Bone Music (March 2019). She also is the author of the novel Phoenix Tears (June 2018) and two micropoetry collections. Recently, she has published two full-length poetry collections, Vampire Daughter (February 2020) and The Sweetest Blood (February 2020). Linda is also a two-time Pushcart nominee. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram (@authorlindamcrate), or Twitter (@thysilverdoe).

the samurai

Literature & Fiction

Crate, Linda M.

Literary

Patti Ross lived in Baltimore, Maryland from 2010 to 2013, just one block south of North Avenue on St. Paul Street. She found herself in a neighborhood somewhat blighted, slighted by its own city. The chess moves of gentrification were becoming more evident and in a short time, Maryland Institute College of Art would move in to change the face of North Avenue between Howard and St. Paul Street forever. Those from the neighborhood saw their displacement coming. They preached about it to whoever would listen and often Patti did. St. Paul Street Provocations gives proclamations to her friends' stories and their lives in a city given the nickname of "Charm City." As an advocate for the poor and marginalized, she wanted to share the stories and illuminate the voices of those forced to live with daily pauperism. While walking her dog often through the neighborhood she met several homeless and drug abuse individuals many of whom others walked past or scoffed at regularly. Patti stopped to listen to their stories, some believable, some not, but she listened each time they wanted to share. And wrote it down.

St. Paul Street Provocations

Ross,Patti

Listen is a collection of poems spanning the life cycle: birth, parenting (and grandparenting), aging, and dying. Images of nature and our connections to it abound throughout because nature is our habitat. The cover further invokes this symbiotic relationship. The poems within Listen run a full gamut of human emotions-wonder, doubt, pleasure, regret, love, loss, enchantment, and more, all woven into the fabric of lived experience and of experience imagined. The title, Listen, invites readers to be reflective and leaves room for individual interpretations.

Listen

Carson, Ute

Are you an established poet yearning for inspiration or a novice poet looking for growth? Poetry is Life will reacquaint you with contemporary masters, introduce you to up-and-coming poets, and provide you with an interactive and structured approach to apply to your own practice of writing poetry. 
Poetry is Life is a collection of prompts and poems by Ann Quinn and eight poets from Ann’s monthly workshop sponsored by Yellow Arrow Publishing. This collection was created for both the writer and reader of poetry. 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 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.

Poetry is Life: Writing with Yellow Arrow

Quinn, Ann

Poetry

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