I'm just thrilled to have my Castlevania anime / Wagner opera mashup as this week's poem by The Friday Poem:
https://thefridaypoem.com/vlad-dracul-is-pissed-off/
It's one of my favorite recent pieces. 😀
Happy Saturday!
Our June issue is live with our trademark mix of poetry and visual art, along with a bit of creative nonfiction flash and a new essay in our regular critique column.
I'm delighted to have my contribution to the discourse of the day live in MEMEZINE's new "The Slop" special issue - a little poem about an adventurous bear.
https://www.memezinelit.com/slop-issue-1/interesting-landscapes-matthew-bullen
Matt, ROR EIC
I'm delighted to have a piece in Blackstone / Whitestone's new Found Things zine - a surreal word collage composed from marketing copy taken from a pack of CVS hairbands.
https://blackstoneonawhitestone.wordpress.com/found-things-zine/
Matt, ROR EIC
Right on schedule, our June issue is half full!
https://redogrereview.submittable.com/submit
More prose poetry and longer poems would be nice.
We're also open for music / audioscape tracks (any genre or style).
We're excited to say that we have two new poetry chapbooks signed and in the works!
One about growing up in small town Colorado:
And one about the culture of South London council estates:
Nice to see that within just a few days of its release, our newest chapbook is closing in on several Amazon Top 100 lists.
The Goose Liver Anthology is a retelling of Mother Goose in the style of the Spoon River Anthology.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CY4WT463
What makes it noticeable is that these Top 100 lists are usually filled with reprints of classics, longstanding reliably-selling titles, etc.
Rarely poetry chapbooks from small indie presses. 😀
Our twenty-third and April issue is live!
With poetry, visual art, a critical essay in our new critique column, and two music tracks.
The SFPA has graciously accepted nominations for three of our 2023 chapbooks for this year's Elgin Awards.
A reading this Saturday at The Writer's Center with Don Illich, author of Rescue is Elsewhere and Love Poems on Bar Napkins.
https://writer.org/event/illich-carroll
Don's books are available on Amazon:
Right on schedule, our April issue is full!
The last few acceptances will go out this week.
And that means we're now open for the June issue:
https://redogrereview.submittable.com/submit/290864/june-2024-poetry-visual-art
It's best to submit early.
Cover art for Don Illich's Love Poems on Bar Napkins, the newest book in this year's in-house poetry chapbook series.
Don's first book with us, Rescue is Elsewhere, is available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Elsewhere-Ogre-Review-Books/dp/B0CHL3MB6Q
Mark your calendar for this Sunday for a reading by Angela Acosta, author of A Belief in Cosmic Dailiness from our SFWA chapbook series.
Free registration on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-presents-angela-acosta-march-10-2024-tickets-743959020457
The book is available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Belief-Cosmic-Dailiness-Fabled-Universe/dp/B0CJLLLTZN
Book mail time!
Just received copies of my first microcollection with Rinky Dink Press.
Check them out - they have quite a few series.
https://rinkydinkpress.com/titles
Matt, ROR EIC
Right on schedule, our April issue is half full.
Longer form poetry and more prose poetry subs would be nice.
https://redogrereview.submittable.com/submit
We're also trying out music tracks this issue, for poets who moonlight as musicians and vice versa.
Mark your calendar for a reading this Friday with Don Illich, author of Rescue is Elsewhere, a UFO-themed chapbook from our recent SFWA chapbook series.
Free registration on Eventbrite:
https://eventbrite.com/e/words-out-loud-tickets-843934098607
The book is available on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Rescue-Elsewhere-Ogre-Review-Books/dp/B0CHL3MB6Q
Our 2024 science fiction and fantasy chapbook series is open for submissions!
https://redogrereview.submittable.com/submit/289587/2024-poetry-chapbooks-science-fiction-fantasy
Funded by a generous grant from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association.
Are you in the Chicago area?
Mark your calendar for next Friday for a reading and birthday celebration with Zach Cahill, author of Unicorn Death Moon from our recent SFWA chapbook series:
https://semcoop.com/event/zachary-cahill-unicorn-death-moon-day-planner-dieter-roelstraete
Unicorn Death Moon is available on Amazon:
https://amazon.com/dp/B0CL6ZZVRV
The Chicago Reader voted it a Top 10 gift (#2, actually) from its most recent gift guide.
Red Ogre Review is an indie journal of poetry, prose poetry, and visual art. We are fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media for non-profit activities. Tweets by Matt, EIC.