Camille Dungy blogs for the Poetry Foundation
Date: March 16, 2020
News & Reviews
News:
Loren W. Cooper is a 2018 Endeavour Award Finalist!
Date: March 16, 2020
Congratulations to Red Hen author Loren W. Cooper! She was recently announced as a finalist for the 2018 Endeavor Award. The award honors a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book, either […]
Judy Grahn Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Poetry
Date: March 16, 2020
Red Hen Press is proud to announce that Judy Grahn’s book love belongs to those who do the feeling, published by Red Hen Press in 2008, won the 21st Annual Lambda Literary […]
David Mason was named the 2009 Thatcher Hoffman Smith Creativity in Motion Prize recipient.
Date: March 16, 2020
Poet David Mason, a professor of English at Colorado College, recently was named the 2009 Thatcher Hoffman Smith Creativity in Motion Prize recipient. The $40,000 will allow Mason to focus more […]
David Mason named Poet Laureate of Colorado!
Date: March 16, 2020
David Mason, author of Ludlow and News From the Village, has been named the next Poet Laureate of the great state of Colorado! Press release here. Some downloadabe info here. From the Governer’s Office: GOV. RITTER TO […]
Ron Koertge reading featured on Poetry.LA Video
Date: March 16, 2020
Ron Koertge reads with Andrea Scarpino and Mindy Nettifree at Beyond Baroque’s RED(D)DRESS series, curated by Red Hen’s own Brendan Constantine and filmed by the fine folks of Poetry.LA
Congratulations to Katharine Coles, a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow!
Date: March 16, 2020
Katharine Coles, the author Fault, as well as the forthcoming Flight and Reckless, has been named a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow! Congratulations, Kate! During her Guggenheim Fellowship period, she will be extending this work into a lyric […]
STEAM LAUNDRY chosen as 2017-2018 Statewide Alaska Reads Program featured selection
Date: March 16, 2020
STEAM LAUNDRY by Red Hen Poet Nicole Stellon O’Donnell was chosen as the 2017-2018 Statewide Alaska Reads program featured selection! Congratulations, Nicole!
John Domini’s Earthquake I.D. finalist for the Domenico Rea prize
Date: March 16, 2020
The Italian translation of John Domini’s EARTHQUAKE I.D. is a finalist for a major Italian award in the novel, the Domenico Rea prize. There are only five finalists, and TERREMOTO […]
Karen Gettert Shoemaker is big in Omaha!
Date: March 16, 2020
Recently, The Omaha Public Library chose Karen Gettert Shoemaker’s new novel, The Meaning of Names, as its 2014 Omaha Reads Selection. To complement this, the library interviewed Karen on everything from […]
Reviews:
Cole Reviews spotlights CITY OF SMOKE AND SEA by Malia Márquez
Date: April 1, 2025
Malia Márquez’s City of Smoke and Sea is highlighted in Cole Reviews. “City of Smoke and Sea is a quick yet immersive read, packed with strong character development and world-building. […]
The Armenian Weekly reviews THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD by Nancy Kricorian
Date: April 1, 2025
Nancy Kricorian’s The Burning Heart of the World is reviewed by Nanore Barsoumian in the Armenian Weekly. “We surrender to its fabled beauty, letting Kricorian’s storytelling dazzle while extracting meaning […]
Việt Báo dives into Andrew Lam’s STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEA
Date: April 1, 2025
I have a bad habit when reading books – always starting by opening the last page and reading the last line, then closing the book to see what my mind […]
Saigoneer reviews STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEA by Andrew Lam
Date: April 1, 2025
Andrew Lam’s Stories from the Edge of the Sea is reviewed by Paul Christiansen in Saigoneer, an English-language publication based in Saigon. The review highlights Lam’s focus on “desire, generational […]
Daybreak reviews WE by April Ossmann
Date: March 18, 2025
Poetry collection We by April Ossmann is reviewed by Rena Mosteirin in Daybreak. “Inside this collection, the poet succeeds in showing us what beauty means to tell us, through small, […]
Library Journal reviews THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD by Nancy Kricorian
Date: March 12, 2025
Nancy Kricorian’s The Burning Heart of the World is reviewed by Susan Cox in Library Journal. “This is a fast-moving, relatable story that would be a good addition to a […]
Kirkus Reviews includes Andrew Lam’s STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF THE SEA to their April Edition
Date: March 4, 2025
Short stories examine lives shaped by the Vietnamese refugee experience. Lam and his family fled Vietnam in April, 1975, when he just 11 years old. While the stories in this […]
Journal-News reviews WHAT SHE WANTS by Kim Dower
Date: February 26, 2025
Kim Dower’s latest poetry collection What She Wants is reivewed by Vick Mickunas in Journal-News. In the review, Mickunas highlights the collection’s ability to provide a literary refuge, stating: “Whenever […]
The Mirror Spectator Reviews THE BURNING HEART OF THE WORLD by Nancy Kricorian
Date: February 24, 2025
Even when the return is to unlivable conditions with no protection from any type of law, displaced people returning home is something to celebrate. The connection one has to one’s […]
Rain Taxi reviews Esinam Bediako’s BLOOD ON THE BRAIN
Date: February 3, 2025
Between its quiet swells of suspense, Blood on the Brain is an interior and intimate story about a young woman navigating identity and adulthood. Bediako concludes this strong and spirited […]