Happy Launch Day to A.M. Hayden - Windy Chicken Poet for Old World Wings: Poems of Europe! Amanda was winner of the 2023 River Heron Editors’ Prize. We’re eager to be swept into the poems in her new collection.

Register for a FREE introductory class to memoir on Dec. 7. 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. www.riverheronreview.com/write-the-st...

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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. Link in profile.

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.

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.

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.

We're Open. We're Reading. We're Waiting for your Poems! 🔗in profile.

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

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.

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.

Submissions open today! Sometime between that burger and the corn on the cob, take a minute or two to submit to River Heron Review. Both the winter issue and the Editors' Prize are open and waiting for your poems! Link in profile.

ON SALE. 10% OFF. JUST IN TIME FOR FALL REGISTRATION. All of our workshops, new and favorites are on sale. Limited openings in our small group workshops. Generative, instructive, supportive. Check out our offerings. 🔗in profile.

This Free Memoir Class is an introduction to a unique technique that is supportive, generative, and progressive. Learn from an experienced facilitator whose free class will get you started on the path of writing your vignettes right from the beginning. Happens on Sunday. 🔗 to workshops in profile.

Getting ready? Opens September 1. Link in profile.

All genre, all level workshop! Create first drafts in this supportive, prompt-driven class. Work at your own level. Receive feedback that is positive and encourages growth & development. A safe environment in which to test out your drafts. And it's on sale for 10% off advertised price. 🔗in profile.

10% off Sale now! Evening openings only for RH's poetry critique workshop. Join a small group of poets to read & comment on each other's poems. Build skills, voice, & technique. Facilitated with sensitivity & support. 🔗in profile.

Brush off those poems! Choose the winning ones and submit in one week! to River Heron's Editors' Prize Contest. Top prize is $500 with 4 finalists' prizes of $100. Plus, we'll celebrate with a Zoom reading in the Spring. We are excited to read your work and find our next prize winners. 🔗 in profile.

SALE! 10% off all Fall Workshops! Now is the time to sign up for an innovative and generative poetry or memoir workshops. Check out our workshop descriptions to see what suits you. From critique to memoir to ekphrastic and poetry for these difficult times, there is a class for you. 🔗 in profile.

Let us introduce you to our Memoir Workshops with a FREE class. You will get a feel for the methods and instructor. Hands on. 🔗to workshops in profile.

Workshop Sale! 10% off. Each week of this workshop, we'll focus on one of our senses, discussing examples from a range of published work & sharpening awareness through exercises and discussion. Small group workshop dedicated to infusing your work with resonant details. Link to workshops in profile.

If not now, when? This is a difficult time, no matter your political persuasion, opinions, beliefs. How to effectively write about them is taught with skill & sensitivity. Learn to use anger or grief to embolden the poem, not overwhelm & open up your writing to new & difficult themes. 🔗 in profile.

Poetry Critique Group forming now for fall. Sharing and commentary each of 6 weeks. Only a few openings remain. And...there is a sale! 10% off the advertised price below. Lots of good reasons to sign up soon. Link to workshops in profile.

Starting another series of Memoir classes with Level 1 w/optional follow up Levels 2 & 3. Develop full set of skills for your memoir or CNF writing. Taught with compassion & talent, our instructor will guide you toward new ideas for the next step in creating your vignettes. Workshop link in profile.

Now on Sale! This super fun prompt-driven workshop is on sale for $237.60, a 10% discount for a limited time. Receive support and encouragement for your creative writing-all genres. Come away with first drafts after each session. Link for workshops in profile.

Catch it while the discount is hot...$189. We coast through everyday environments & activities not observing, not recording. The solution - a conscious practice of attentiveness which this class will help you learn. Be inspired by the everyday. 🔗 to fall workshops in profile.

Join RH's popular Honing the Poetic Voice while there are available openings! This workshop sells out fast. It's fun. It's productive. It's another layer of improving your poems and your presentations. Workshop 🔗in profile.

Register now for our FREE intro memoir workshop. Get into the flow by responding to a prompt and creating your first piece. If you love it (and we think you will), Level 1 Memoir starts the following week. Link to register in profile.

Step away from the noise & into a sacred poetry space. This getaway is designed for poets who are ready to reconnect with voice, instinct, & the wild within the work. Craft sessions, community, quiet. Time to write. Space to breathe. riverheronreview.com

Set aside some time for reading today! New poems from our newest issue just released. Our summer online Issue 8.2 is filled with surprising and satisfying poems! Link in profile.

Interview with Rosa Lane, author of Called Back, in queer conversation with Emily Dickinson & winner of 2025 Maine Literary Book Award. A deep look at Lane's process & inspiration. Surprising new perspective. You will want to buy the book! Discover more in an interview by Meghan Kelley.🔗in profile.

A big shout out to Jed Myers whose judging of the River Heron Poetry Prize was impeccable! Great choices, Jed! Read poems, Jed's commentary at our online issue. Link in profile.

Released Today! River Heron Poetry Prize Issue. We are thrilled to publish the poems of the winners of the Poetry Prize. Our new issue, Issue 8.2, also available today. Plenty of fantastic reading! Stay posted for a Zoom reading of the poets in September. Link to issues in profile.

Happening in just a few days! The release of Issue 8.2 happens August 1 with these extraordinary poets. See for yourself very soon! Link in profile.