Yellow Moon Press is committed to publishing
material from the various arts of the oral tradition. It is
our goal to make available material that both explores the
history of the oral tradition and breathes new life into it.
We started by publishing poetry in 1978 but realized over
the next several years that our interest was really the
spoken word as an oral tradition, which led us to
storytelling and then music. We now feel that our focus is
fully defined and unique. Many of our titles are being
adopted as course texts across the country, which goes to
show that interest in the oral arts continues to grow. It is
exciting to know that more and more adults and children are
learning about other cultures and times in history.
"It is an honor to be able to provide individuals,
especially children, with culturally accurate and
accessiable stories from a wide range of cultures. Tapes
such as Moon On Fire; Milk From The Bull's Horn - Tales of
Nurturing Men; Folktales of Strong Women; and Animal
Tails
are filled with stories from Africa to Vietnam, Mexico to
Persia, Sicily to Ireland, and Russia to Hawaii. Other
titles focus on stories from Native American, Jewish,
Bahamian, Irish, and Japanese cultures. All will help you
explore and present the unique approaches to life in each of
these traditions. For only when we appreciated our
differences will we tolerate them."
Robert Smyth, Publisher
