Daniel Olivas Tweets the Praises of Verónica Reyes


Poetry as Visual Art – The Poetry Foundation Features Douglas Kearney


Poetic imagery does not manifest itself merely in words. What about the visuals created when a poem is on the page? The editors at the Poetry Foundation refer to this as the "fine art of poetry" and use Douglas Kearney's poetry collection Patter as a prime example.

In the article, "The Fine Art of Poetry," two of Kearney's poems are showcased, "Every Hard Rapper’s Father Ever: Father of the Year" and "Noah/Ham: Fathers of the Year." The editors at the Poetry Foundation write, "See Douglas Kearney’s 'Every Hard Rapper’s Father Ever: Father of the Year,' and notice how hard it is, at first, to do anything but see it. The poem plays with sound and sense, but it also plays with space…"

To read more about the visuals of poetry, visit the Poetry Foundation here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/guide/87

Douglas Kearney’s Poetry Readings Featured on The Poetry Foundation

At first glance, Douglas Kearney's poems in his collection, Patter, consist of words clustered in impossible ways on the page, leaving the reader to wonder how they are read. Now, Kearney himself as provided recordings of his poems at The Poetry Foundation that prove to be as startling sonically as they are visually.

Hear Kearney read four of his poems featured in his collection Patter at The Poetry Foundation's website, which has also provided videos of Kearney performing two additional works, "Coverage" and "Is, Ain't."

Visit the site here: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2013/12/douglas-kearneys-fathers-of-the-year/

Our 19th Anniversary Celebration


This month we hosted our annual anniversary luncheon celebrating 19 years of success. "Its (Red Hen's) success shows there is still an unquenchable thirst for exceptional literature in Pasadena and beyond." We celebrated with readings from authors Charles Yu, C.D. Wright, and Alice Sebold as well as two young elementary school students from our Writing in the Schools program.

Read the articles recapping the event:

Pasadena Weekly

Pasadena Magazine

The Rumpus

Poetry.LA interviews William Archila


Mariano Zaro chats with William Archila for the sixth installment of the interview series from Poetry.LA. William Archila has not yet been published by Red Hen, but his second book of poetry won the Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize and is forthcoming from Red Hen.

To see the full interview, click here.

Kim Dower chats with AM Northwest

Kim Dower talks with AM Northwest about "parenting your parents," one of the themes of Slice of Moon.

To watch the video of this interview, click here.

The New York Times interviews Tess Taylor


Helen Verongos from The New York Times chats with Tess Taylor about the many difficult themes of the poetry in her new book The Forage House.

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Over Coffee internet radio show interviews Verónica Reyes


Verónica Reyes reads two poems from her new book, Chopper! Chopper! From Bordered Lives, in an interview with the Over Coffee internet radio show. See her read again at the San Gabriel Valley Pride's Pride Fesival this Saturday!

Richmond Times-Dispatch features Tess Taylor


Richmond Times-Dispatch's Michael Paul Williams covers the first-time meeting of Tess Taylor and another descendant of Thomas Jefferson, Gayle Jessup White.

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C-Ville Weekly chats with Tess Taylor


Justin Goldberg from C-Ville Weekly talks with Tess Taylor about the use of poetry to discuss family history in The Forage House.

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Hippocampus Magazine talks FASD with Mary Evelyn Greene


Mary Evelyn Greene talks to Lori Myers from Hippocampus Magazine about the struggles and triumphs of raising a child with Fetal Alcohol Sydrome.

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Kim Dower featured in Jewish Journal


In his article "Politics, poetry & pop: An Autumn of literary options," Jonathan Kirsch talks Kim Dower and her new collection of poetry.

"Kim Dower is best known in these parts as 'Kim From L.A.,' a book publicist of transcending charm and accomplishment. But her appreciative readers also look forward to her poetry, the latest of which is collected in Slice of Moon. In a poem titled 'Dreams Do That'…she explains that 'important dreams/sleep in the pockets of our hearts, folded/like handkerchiefs, waiting for a special occasion.' On the occasion of her new book, she allows her readers an intimate glimpse of those important dreams."

—Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal.com

To read the full article, click here.

John Van Kirk featured in the Huntington Herald Dispatch


Dave Lavender from the Huntington Herald Dispatch takes a closer look at Song for Chance and John Van Kirk, who he decribes as having lived his life "as if he was starring in his own novel."

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Barnes & Noble Reviews interviews Tess Taylor


Bill Tipper from Barnes & Noble Reviews chats with Tess Taylor about creating poetry from fragmented family history.

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Late Night Library interviews John Van Kirk


"The Rookie Report" from Late Night Library features a microinterview with John Van Kirk about his new novel Song for Chance.

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