Breath, Poetry, Belonging, and Love—Homing: Poems by Emily Decker
Yellow Arrow Publishing announces the release of our second chapbook of 2025, Homing: Poems by Emily Decker. Since its establishment in 2016, Yellow Arrow has devoted its efforts to advocate for all women writers through inclusion in the biannual Yellow Arrow Journal as well as single-author publications and Yellow Arrow Vignette, and by providing strong author support, writing workshops, and volunteering opportunities. We at Yellow Arrow are excited to continue our mission by supporting Decker in all her writing and publishing endeavors. Get your copy today at yellowarrowpublishing.com/store/homing-poems-paperback.
Homing: Poems explores the transitory nature of belonging and how we navigate our sense of place within our communities, relationships, and the natural world. The poems in this debut collection reflect on the interconnectedness of the paths we take and the moments along the way—between tides and seasons, in nature, amidst love and friendship, through memory and loss, over generations, and most of all, within ourselves—as we seek, find, and return to a place called home.
Decker was born in Virginia, on the Chesapeake Bay, and spent her childhood in Ghana and her growing-up years in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds degrees in literature and secondary English education from Georgia State University, and her poetry has appeared in Yellow Arrow Journal, Full Bleed, Hole in the Head Review, and Bay to Ocean Journal. Decker currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland, where she also loves to participate in local theater, sing, and sail.
The cover and interior art were created by Alexa Laharty. According to Decker, the cover is based on a photograph she took of herself. Alexa “was able to take that photo and run with it, creating an image that I think sets up the themes across the collection quite poignantly.”
Paperback and PDF versions Homing: Poems are now available from the Yellow Arrow bookstore. If interested in purchasing more than one paperback copy for friends and family, check out our discounted wholesale prices here. You can also search for Homing: Poems wherever you purchase your books including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo. To learn more about Decker and Homing: Poems, check out our recent interview with her.
You can find Emily Decker on Instagram and Facebook @emadeck or at emilydeckerpoetry.com and connect with Yellow Arrow on Facebook and Instagram, to share some love for this chapbook. You can also share a review to any of the major distributors or by emailing editor@yellowarrowpublishing.com. We’d love to hear from you.
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