I (want to) love you, Baltimore: Yellow Arrow Publishing Writers-in-Residence 2022

By Yellow Arrow Publishing

In this poetry collection written by Yellow Arrow Publishing's 2022 Writers-in-Residence, all of Baltimore's complexities and charm are laid raw from the perspectives of these four women writers, who have as many commonalities as they have differences. From the "shadow of

• Language: English
• Publisher: Yellow Arrow Publishing
• Release date: Sep 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781088039328

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I (want to) love you, Baltimore

Yellow Arrow Publishing

Writers-in-Residence

2022

I (want to) love you, Baltimore

Yellow Arrow Publishing

Annie Marhefka, Executive Director

Kapua Iao, Editor-in-Chief

with editorial associates

Sydney Alexander, Veronica Salib, and Rachel Vinyard

2022 Writers-in-Residence

Arao Ameny

Amy L. Bernstein

Catrice Greer

Matilda Young

cover photograph taken by Matilda Young

Baltimore, MD

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I (want to) love you, Baltimore

Copyright © 2022 by Yellow Arrow Publishing

All rights reserved.

ISBN (paperback): 979-8-9850704-4-6

Cover design by Alexa Laharty (Instagram @alexaelisabeth).

Interior design by Yellow Arrow Publishing.

For more information, see yellowarrowpublishing.com.

We prioritize the unique voice and style of each of our authors.

Every writer has a story to tell and every story is worth telling.

Yellow Arrow Publishing

Table of Contents

Introduction

Annie Marhefka

Mr. Trash Wheel

Matilda Young

Red Emma’s Bookstore in Baltimore

Arao Ameny

Nighttime Snapshot, with Jazz

Amy L. Bernstein

Don’t tell Ayaa that I’m in Baltimore

Arao Ameny

All my Baltimore poems are breakup poems these days.

Matilda Young

I can love you, too, if you want