An excerpt of an early review by Grace Cavalieri, Maryland's Poet Laureate:
"You’ll read this book over and again."
Says it all!
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.
One of our founding editors, Catherine Potter, has just started a series of essays and articles on history and literature.
Check out the first piece on Mary, Queen of Scots:
Draft cover art for the newest book in this year's chapbook series, "Scaffold & Mirage" - a collection of philosophical, Ashberian prose poems.
Our twenty-second and February issue is live!
With poetry, visual art, a critical essay, and - expanding our range - a music track.
Our February issue is a wrap! All acceptances have been sent, and we're working on final edits.
And with that, our reading period for the April issue is now open:
A new web comic from one of our artists, Madari Pendas, with a few cheeky and very relatable observations about life after the MFA. 😀
Check it out!
Happy New Year!
As we wrap up the year and look forward to the next, would you consider supporting our 2024 chapbooks and projects with a donation?
Every donation counts! 😀
Cover art for my upcoming micro-chapbook with Rinky Dink Press.
Fits the spirit of the book perfectly!
Matt, ROR EIC
Just in time for the weekend, our December issue is live!
https://ogre.red/issues/2023-12/2023-12-introduction
We think this is one of our best issues yet, and a strong finish to another year of exceptional poetry and art.
Today is Giving Tuesday, an international day of philanthropy!
We'd be grateful for your support of our 2024 chapbook series:
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTU4Mzg5
Every donation counts!
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.