River Heron Review
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Online poetry journal & community of poets publishing well-crafted poems that speak to readers who expect excellence & variety. Connect with Zoom readings, workshops, monthly newsletters. www.riverheronreview.com Links: https://linktr.ee/riverheronreview
River Heron Writers' Workshops is offering scholarships to two writers who identify as underserved—who, without assistance, would be unable to access a class. Apply by Dec.15. For full info, www.riverheronreview.com/workshop-sch...
Scholarship Info — River Heron Review
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November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
River Heron Writers' Workshops is offering scholarships to two writers who identify as underserved—who, without assistance, would be unable to access a class. Apply by Dec.15. For full info, www.riverheronreview.com/workshop-sch...
Send us your poems! Submission period closes Nov. 30.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Send us your poems! Submission period closes Nov. 30.
We are thrilled to nominate these six poems for the Pushcart Prize. Congratulations to the nominees!
November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We are thrilled to nominate these six poems for the Pushcart Prize. Congratulations to the nominees!
Ja’net Danielo, winner of the River Heron Editors’ Prize, will be reading this Sunday from 7-8 p.m. ET. Check out the link to join her.
November 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Ja’net Danielo, winner of the River Heron Editors’ Prize, will be reading this Sunday from 7-8 p.m. ET. Check out the link to join her.
Explore narrative in poetry and beyond—story structure, action, and dialogue in narrative poems and hybrid forms. What is each best at doing? Class consists of discussion, writing prompts to generate work, and workshopping. Four weeks beginning in February. www.riverheronreview.com/tell-me-a-st...
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Explore narrative in poetry and beyond—story structure, action, and dialogue in narrative poems and hybrid forms. What is each best at doing? Class consists of discussion, writing prompts to generate work, and workshopping. Four weeks beginning in February. www.riverheronreview.com/tell-me-a-st...
Too often, poets segment "traditional page poetry" and "modern spoken word poetry.” Join Kelsey Bigelow, a poet living between both styles, as she bridges this gap and learn how each style informs the other. Four weeks beginning in January. www.riverheronreview.com/page-stage-gap
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Too often, poets segment "traditional page poetry" and "modern spoken word poetry.” Join Kelsey Bigelow, a poet living between both styles, as she bridges this gap and learn how each style informs the other. Four weeks beginning in January. www.riverheronreview.com/page-stage-gap
Openings still available in our popular Ekphrasis workshop. Tap into shapes & lines, light & shadow, color & pigmentation, tone & mood, & objects & people through a series of prompts that present well-known & lesser-known works of art. Generate your own poetry works of art. Link in profile.
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Openings still available in our popular Ekphrasis workshop. Tap into shapes & lines, light & shadow, color & pigmentation, tone & mood, & objects & people through a series of prompts that present well-known & lesser-known works of art. Generate your own poetry works of art. Link in profile.
Openings are available in this fun and generative workshop. Join us to discover your personal truths through exploring the universality of myths and fairytales. Each week we will write, read, talk about craft techniques, and offer light feedback as we dig deeper. Link in profile.
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Openings are available in this fun and generative workshop. Join us to discover your personal truths through exploring the universality of myths and fairytales. Each week we will write, read, talk about craft techniques, and offer light feedback as we dig deeper. Link in profile.
Sound devices are the key to mellifluous poetry. This workshop addresses a full spectrum of sound devices beyond exact rhyme that will highlight your poems. Four weeks beginning in January. Openings now available. www.riverheronreview.com/beyond-exact...
Beyond Exact Rhyme — River Heron Review
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November 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Sound devices are the key to mellifluous poetry. This workshop addresses a full spectrum of sound devices beyond exact rhyme that will highlight your poems. Four weeks beginning in January. Openings now available. www.riverheronreview.com/beyond-exact...
We're open and reading and hoping to find your poems among our submissions. Startle us with your language, unique perspective. Show us something new! Link in profile.
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
We're open and reading and hoping to find your poems among our submissions. Startle us with your language, unique perspective. Show us something new! Link in profile.
Let us introduce you to our memoir classes with a FREE introductory class. Write your life's story one page at a time—vignettes that join together to tell the story of you. Prompt driven, supportive, generative. Find out about it, a one-hour sampler. Link in profile.
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Let us introduce you to our memoir classes with a FREE introductory class. Write your life's story one page at a time—vignettes that join together to tell the story of you. Prompt driven, supportive, generative. Find out about it, a one-hour sampler. Link in profile.
Early registration for our always sold out poetry critique, 6-person workshop. Facilitated by Melody Wilson, poet, writer, teacher with in-depth experience. Two sessions avail: afternoon and evening. Poetry writing & analysis exp. preferred.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Early registration for our always sold out poetry critique, 6-person workshop. Facilitated by Melody Wilson, poet, writer, teacher with in-depth experience. Two sessions avail: afternoon and evening. Poetry writing & analysis exp. preferred.
Link in profile.
Link in profile.
We're reading. You're writing. A perfect match! Send poems. Link in profile.
October 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We're reading. You're writing. A perfect match! Send poems. Link in profile.
The contest awards $900 in prizes, publication and a Zoom reading! We are all about celebrating your win with you. Join our River Heron community. Link in profile.
October 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The contest awards $900 in prizes, publication and a Zoom reading! We are all about celebrating your win with you. Join our River Heron community. Link in profile.
Enjoy the nominated poems! www.riverheronreview.com/awards
October 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Enjoy the nominated poems! www.riverheronreview.com/awards
Submissions! Submissions! Open call for our regular and our contest issue. We're reading for both with a quick turnaround. Check the guidelines and contest prizes! See you in the submission queue. Link in profile.
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Submissions! Submissions! Open call for our regular and our contest issue. We're reading for both with a quick turnaround. Check the guidelines and contest prizes! See you in the submission queue. Link in profile.
TONIGHT! A free Zoom reading with the winners of the River Heron Poetry Prize. Registration is required. Link in profile.
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
TONIGHT! A free Zoom reading with the winners of the River Heron Poetry Prize. Registration is required. Link in profile.
Free Zoom reading of the winners of the RH Poetry Prize on Thursday, September 25 at 7PM (ET). Registration is required at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... Spend an hour of your evening enjoying the dynamic poetry of these winners. Also, link in profile.
September 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Free Zoom reading of the winners of the RH Poetry Prize on Thursday, September 25 at 7PM (ET). Registration is required at us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... Spend an hour of your evening enjoying the dynamic poetry of these winners. Also, link in profile.
We're Open. We're Reading. We're Waiting for your Poems!
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September 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We're Open. We're Reading. We're Waiting for your Poems!
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Distracted from your writing these days? Current events flooding your thoughts? Learn & experience how to write poetry in these difficult times with workshops that will cut through the clutter and get to the matter. Workshop is currently discounted 10%. Register now—2 openings remain. 🔗in profile.
September 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Distracted from your writing these days? Current events flooding your thoughts? Learn & experience how to write poetry in these difficult times with workshops that will cut through the clutter and get to the matter. Workshop is currently discounted 10%. Register now—2 openings remain. 🔗in profile.
Our Memoir Level 1 class is starting up again. Join in & create stories a page at a time, vignettes that weave together the tapestry of your life. Plus, the class is currently on sale at 10% off! This small class is supportive and encouraging while you build your memoir skills & voice. 🔗 in profile
September 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our Memoir Level 1 class is starting up again. Join in & create stories a page at a time, vignettes that weave together the tapestry of your life. Plus, the class is currently on sale at 10% off! This small class is supportive and encouraging while you build your memoir skills & voice. 🔗 in profile
Poetry Critique class has 2 openings for the evening class. AND it's discounted 10%! Meet with this small group of 6 and analyze your poems for strengths and possible alternatives. A very positive and supportive class to improve your skills and vision. Link to workshops in profile.
September 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Poetry Critique class has 2 openings for the evening class. AND it's discounted 10%! Meet with this small group of 6 and analyze your poems for strengths and possible alternatives. A very positive and supportive class to improve your skills and vision. Link to workshops in profile.
We are open and reading! We'd love to see your work, too. 🔗 to submissions in profile.
September 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We are open and reading! We'd love to see your work, too. 🔗 to submissions in profile.
This class is so much fun AND it is on sale at 10% off. Register now for September 10 start date. Support your writing and sign up for a class today. Your blank paper will thank you! 🔗 to workshops in profile.
September 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This class is so much fun AND it is on sale at 10% off. Register now for September 10 start date. Support your writing and sign up for a class today. Your blank paper will thank you! 🔗 to workshops in profile.
✨ Workshop Sale: 10% Off! ✨ Discover Your Secret Power: Tapping into Your Senses. Over 6 weeks, we’ll awaken one sense at a time—reading published work, experimenting with writing exercises, and tuning into the details that make poems resonate. Small, supportive workshop. Begins Sept 11. 🔗in bio.
September 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
✨ Workshop Sale: 10% Off! ✨ Discover Your Secret Power: Tapping into Your Senses. Over 6 weeks, we’ll awaken one sense at a time—reading published work, experimenting with writing exercises, and tuning into the details that make poems resonate. Small, supportive workshop. Begins Sept 11. 🔗in bio.