Date: February 2, 2018
What does George Orwell have to do with the Super Bowl, President Trump, and politics? Steve Almond provides an insightful perspective on how our obsession with sports influence how we […]
Date: January 23, 2018
The animated short film 'Negative Space,' based on Ron Koertge's poem of the same name, which was published by Red Hen Press, was just nominated for Best Animated Short Film […]
Date: January 16, 2018
Congratulations to Elise Paschen and her poem, "The Week Before She Died," from her award-winning collection THE NIGHTLIFE, which was selected by California Poet Laureate Dana Gioia to be featured […]
Date: October 10, 2017
Oakland author Andrew Lam spoke at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center October 3rd, discussing his experiences growing up as a Vietnamese-American refugee in the United States. "The sense of being […]
Date: October 3, 2017
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser
Date: September 29, 2017
Vivian Faith Prescott was featured on Literary Hub's website with an excerpt, "Girls with the Sun in Their Eyes," from her new book The Dead Go to Seattle, which was […]
Date: July 20, 2017
Today Red Hen remembers one if its beloved poets, Austin Straus. Austin published three collections of poetry with Red Hen Press, including Drunk With Light, Intensifications, and The Love Project: […]
Date: July 12, 2017
Ruth Irupé Sanabria was recently featured on Poetry Foundation's website with her poem Ars Poetica, which is found in her book Beasts Behave in Foreign Land, which was published by […]
Date: July 11, 2017
Poet Lisa C. Krueger was featured on Poetry Foundation's website with a poem from her book Run Away to the Yard, which was published with Red Hen Press earlier this […]
Date: July 11, 2017
Poet Lisa C. Krueger was featured on Poetry Foundation's website with a poem from her book Run Away to the Yard, which was published with Red Hen Press earlier this […]
Date: June 30, 2020
In the essay that caps his latest poetry collection, After Rubén, Francisco Aragón traces his relationship with the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío (1867-1916). From the initial gift of a handful […]
Date: June 30, 2020
Many readers of this review may or may not be aware of the rasa theory, but it is maintained that classic works of literature created within the boundaries of what is today […]
Date: June 30, 2020
The best memoirs invite us into the interesting minds of writers, carry us into territories we might not have tread ourselves and leave us with new perspectives on life. Some […]
Date: June 30, 2020
Water flows over and through the pebbles on the cover of Mostly Water: Reflections Rural and North. Water connects. Mary Odden, a long-time resident of rural Alaska, has graced us with this […]
Date: June 30, 2020
In the South Asian archipelago known as the Andaman Islands, aboriginal tribes thrived for 60,000 years before the onset of British colonialism nearly wiped them out. Best selling novelist Aimee […]
Date: June 30, 2020
Aimee Liu’s fourth novel, Glorious Boy — a family drama set against the backdrop of World War II and the rumblings of Indian independence from British colonialist rule — is big, ambitious, […]
Date: June 30, 2020
This is a powerful story of political activism, family betrayal, allegiance and love. When two sisters get arrested during a Vietnam War protest in 1968, they must decide where their […]
Date: June 30, 2020
Many readers of this review may or may not be aware of the rasa theory, but it is maintained that classic works of literature created within the boundaries of what is today […]
Date: June 26, 2020
I’ve never lived in New York City, though I’ve always loved it from afar. Visits to friends in Brooklyn, a few work jaunts into Manhattan, a research trip one summer […]
Date: June 5, 2020
Reading poet Elizabeth Bradfield’s latest collection, Toward Antarctica: An Exploration, may not be as dramatic as actually visiting the continent, but it will likely be as close as many of us will get. Thanks […]
