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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The 2026 River Heron Review Editors’ Prize is open, with $500 for the winning poem and $100 for each of four finalists. Send us up to three poems. Open through November 15. Come along for the ride! www.riverheronreview.com/river-heron-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Write through it. Start with art. Follow a wild idea. There are plenty of ways into writing—and five workshops ahead this fall. Pick what calls to you and join us. Register by October 1 and save 10%. www.riverheronreview.com/writing-work...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In Poetry as a Coping Tool, Kelsey Bigelow - Poetry creates space to explore poetry as a means of processing grief, loss, trauma, and difficult emotions. Begins October 5–there’s still time to join us. Register by October 1 and save 10%. www.riverheronreview.com/poetry-as-a-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just a few days left to save 10% on River Heron’s fall workshops! Register by October 1 and choose from five workshops still to come. Wherever your curiosity is pulling you this fall, there’s a workshop waiting. www.riverheronreview.com/writing-work...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Submissions are open now through Nov. 15 for Issue 10.1 and the River Heron Editors’ Prize. Send us the poems you can’t stop tinkering with, the ones that surprised you, the ones you’ve been waiting to share. www.riverheronreview.com/submit

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In Braiding Poetry, Art and Reflection, Sandra Fees invites writers to explore beginnings, curiosity, wildness, and possibility through a four-session generative workshop. Workshop begins October 28. Join us! Register by October 1 and save 10%. www.riverheronreview.com/writing-work...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join Barbara Krasner for two ekphrastic workshops exploring how visual art can open new possibilities. Artful Writing begins Oct. 19. Controlled Chaos: Writing to Abstract Art begins Nov. 16. Register by October 1 and save 10%. Writing in any genre www.riverheronreview.com/writing-work...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sometimes writing helps us find our way through. In Poetry as a Coping Tool, Kelsey Bigelow creates space for writers to explore poetry as a means of processing grief, loss, trauma, and difficult emotions. Workshop begins Oct. 5. Save 10% thru Oct 1. www.riverheronreview.com/poetry-as-a-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us September 22 at 7 p.m. ET for a special online reading with this year’s winner and finalists for the River Heron Poetry Prize along with judge, Alison Tanik. Celebrate the work recognized by this year’s prize, and spend an evening in the company of poetry. Register at tiny.cc/mco8101

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Join us for The Hybrid Form: What, Why, How? with Leonora Simonovis next week. Explore prose poems, vignettes, segmented and visual poems, and received forms, while loosening expectations about what a poem can be. Save 10% during our Fall workshop sale. www.riverheronreview.com/the-hybrid-p...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One spot remains—registration closes September 20. If you’ve been thinking about joining us for Retreat and Recharge, now is the time. A few days to think, write, wander, talk, and return to the page. Claim your spot by Sunday. www.riverheronreview.com/retreat-rech...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join us next week for Leaping Language with Kristine Anderson. Through metaphor, simile, and connections, discover fresh ways to bring energy and surprise to your writing. See where a leap in language might take you. Enjoy 10% off when you register now. www.riverheronreview.com/leaping-lang...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Join us next week as we bring the poems of the River Heron Poetry Prize to life! On September 22 at 7 p.m. ET, hear from this year’s winner, finalists, and our distinguished judge, Alison Tanik, as we gather online for an evening of poetry and celebration. Register at tiny.cc/mco8101

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Your fall writing plans just got a little sweeter. Through October 1, take 10% off all River Heron fall workshops. Choose the workshop that sparks something—a new idea, a fresh approach, a reason to keep showing up for your writing. www.riverheronreview.com/writing-work...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Join poet Sandra Fees for Braiding Poetry, Art and Reflection, a generative workshop exploring beginnings, curiosity, wildness, and possibility. Discover new ways into the work—and perhaps surprise yourself along the way. Begins September 23. www.riverheronreview.com/braiding-poe...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Hybrid Form: What, Why, How?, Leonora Simonovis invites writers to loosen the boundaries and experiment with prose poems, vignettes, visual poems, received forms, and more. Play with possibility and leave with new drafts. Begins September 24. www.riverheronreview.com/the-hybrid-p...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In The Hybrid Form: What, Why, How?, Leonora Simonovis invites writers to loosen the boundaries and experiment with prose poems, vignettes, visual poems, received forms, and more. Play with possibility and leave with new drafts. Begins September 24. www.riverheronreview.com/the-hybrid-p...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In Leaping Language, writers experiment with metaphor, simile, and the surprising connections that bring language alive. “Kris Anderson’s classes have been some of the most effective and inspiring for me as a writer,” says one student. Begins Sept. 17. www.riverheronreview.com/leaping-lang...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Are you looking forward to that pocket of time you’ve carved out to write this weekend? Give yourself more. Spend meaningful time with your work—and with other writers doing the same this fall at Boyds Mill, PA. One spot remains. Registration closes Sept 20. www.riverheronreview.com/retreat-rech...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Join Kathleen Olesky for Managing Your Muse, one of RHR’s original workshops. This all-genre AWA experience uses prompts to spark work and positive feedback to encourage writers at every level. Begins September 21. www.riverheronreview.com/awa-creative...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ready to discover something new? Check out Dreamworlds: Writing to Surrealist Art with Barbara Krasner. Follow the unexpected using the art of Dalí, Miró, Carrington, Varo, and others. Don’t miss this one—class begins Sept. 8. www.riverheronreview.com/dreamworlds-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The 2026 River Heron Review Editors’ Prize is officially open, with $500 for the winning poem and $100 for each of four finalists. Send us up to three of your favorite poems. We’re ready to read them. Submissions are open through November 15 via Submittable. www.riverheronreview.com/river-heron-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Submissions for River Heron Review Issue 10.1 and the River Heron Editors’ Prize are now open! Send us the poems you’ve been waiting to share. Visit River Heron Review for submission details and guidelines. www.riverheronreview.com/submit

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sometimes a new perspective is just what a poem needs. Join former River Heron Review editor Robbin Farr for Poetry Boost, four weeks looking at titles, first lines, endings, and the submission process through an editor’s eyes. Begins September 15. www.riverheronreview.com/poetry-boost

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Is it time to take that poetry manuscript folder out of the drawer and do something with it? Join award-winning poets Melody Wilson and Emily Kedar for Second Sunday Book Club, a four-poet workshop devoted to strengthening full-length manuscripts. www.riverheronreview.com/second-sunda...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Join poet Sandra Fees for Braiding Poetry, Art and Reflection: A Generative Workshop, designed to spark new work through themes of beginnings, curiosity, wildness, and possibility. Follow your imagination in new directions. Classes begin September 23. www.riverheronreview.com/braiding-poe...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In Leaping Language: Exploring the Dynamics of Similes and Metaphors, Kristine Anderson invites writers to play with comparison, connection, and surprise through inspiring examples and creative prompts designed to get the imagination moving. Begins Sept. 17. www.riverheronreview.com/leaping-lang...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Celebrate the poems—and the poets—behind this year’s River Heron Poetry Prize! Join us Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. ET for a special evening with this year’s winner and finalists, along with our distinguished judge. Come listen, celebrate, and share in the poetry! Register at tiny.cc/mco8101

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Leave ordinary at the door. In Dreamworlds: Writing to Surrealist Art, Barbara Krasner invites you to use the art of Dalí, Carrington, Varo, and others as a jumping-off point. All genres and skill levels welcome in this AwA workshop. Begins September 8. www.riverheronreview.com/dreamworlds-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Beep beep—the pink poetry bus is back! The 2026 River Heron Review Editors’ Prize returns with $500 for the winner and $100 for each of four finalists. Submissions open Sept. 1–Nov. 15 through Submittable. Send us up to three poems you think deserve a seat.

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Join Leonora Simonovis for The Hybrid Form: What, Why, How? Experiment with prose poems, vignettes, segmented and visual poems, received forms, and more. Play with possibility, and leave with new drafts—plus prompts to keep you writing. Begins Sept 3. www.riverheronreview.com/the-hybrid-p...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Join award-winning poets Melody Wilson and Emily Kedar for Second Sunday Book Club—a four-poet workshop devoted to strengthening participants’ full-length collections. Each poet receives five sets of written responses to their manuscript. Take the next step: www.riverheronreview.com/second-sunda...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In Poetry as a Coping Tool, Kelsey Bigelow guides writers through poetry practices for processing grief, loss, trauma, and difficult emotions. Participants explore writing as a way to process and move through challenging experiences. www.riverheronreview.com/poetry-as-a-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

In Braiding Poetry, Art and Reflection, poet Sandra Fees guides writers through four sessions exploring themes such as beginnings, curiosity, wildness, and possibility. Deepen your creative practice in a welcoming community. Starts Sept. 23. Learn more here. www.riverheronreview.com/braiding-poe...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Leave ordinary at the door. Step into Dreamworlds: Writing to Surrealist Art with Barbara Krasner and let the work of Dalí, Miró, Carrington, Varo, and others take your writing somewhere it hasn’t been before. Begins September 8. www.riverheronreview.com/dreamworlds-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Join us for an online celebration of the River Heron Poetry Prize! Hear from this year’s winner, finalists, and our distinguished judge, as we celebrate their remarkable work on September 22 at 7 p.m. ET. We’d love to have you with us! Register at tiny.cc/mco8101

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Former River Heron Review editor Robbin Farr brings an editor’s eye to the choices that shape a poem. One participant said, “What she did was to lay out options. I love options. There’s no right or wrong way to write poetry, but perhaps ‘better ways.’” www.riverheronreview.com/poetry-boost

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

One of RHR’s original workshops, Managing Your Muse: A Creative Writing Experience offers a welcoming, all-genre AWA experience designed to inspire and generate first drafts. Kathleen Olesky welcomes writers of all experience levels. Begins September 21. www.riverheronreview.com/awa-creative...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Join Kristine Anderson for Leaping Language: Exploring the Dynamics of Similes and Metaphors, a workshop devoted to the possibilities of figurative language. Experiment through exercises and prompts designed to spark unexpected connections. Learn more at www.riverheronreview.com/leaping-lang...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What happens when we let a poem find its own form? In The Hybrid Form: What, Why, How?, Leonora Simonovis invites writers to experiment with prose poems, vignettes, segmented and visual poems and more. Play with possibility in your own writing. www.riverheronreview.com/the-hybrid-p...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Join Julie Feibush for Write the Story of Your Life, an exploration of memoir through letters, emails, and journal entries. Writers will explore themes of passion, recovery, legacy, and gratitude while discovering a new approach to their own stories. www.riverheronreview.com/write-the-st...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

What could six sessions do for your poetry manuscript? Join award-winning poets Melody Wilson and Emily Kedar for Second Sunday Book Club—a four-poet workshop devoted to reading, discussing, and strengthening participants’ full-length collections. www.riverheronreview.com/second-sunda...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“Before knowing how a windshield spider-webs into glittering pieces that throw sun into the wound—how glass steals a bullet's speed, urges it into tendon,” Read more of “To Live Through the Day,” finalist for the River Heron Poetry Prize by Alene Terzian-Zeitounian. bit.ly/4wQMGkJ

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Sometimes writing helps us find our way through. In Poetry as a Coping Tool, Kelsey Bigelow guides writers through poetry practices for processing grief, loss, trauma, and difficult emotions. Learn more at www.riverheronreview.com/poetry-as-a-...

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

In Braiding Poetry, Art and Reflection: A Generative Workshop, poet Sandra Fees guides writers through four sessions exploring themes such as beginnings, curiosity, wildness, and possibility. With prompts, time to write, and feedback, you’ll deepen your practice. Learn more at bit.ly/4fYnn9f

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

“You couldn't get a word out of her, her branches lifted after years of sinking with the weight of bearing fruit,…” Read more of Emily Schulten’s “The Dead Tree Bursts into Mango Blossom,” finalist for the River Heron Review Poetry Prize. bit.ly/4fJZtPV

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Here is the place where we don't have to lie if post a picture of the Brandenburg Gate filtered in Prussian blue you will know I see my father's ghost Read “Instagram Posts for My Father” by Gabrielle Langley, finalist for RHR Poetry Prize. bit.ly/4z0XFtr

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

One of Barbara Krasner students says “The writing that comes out of her workshops is simply astounding…She encourages strength-based feedback, and helps writers nourish each other with valuable insight that makes you want to write more.” Discover one of her River Heron workshops this fall.

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

“…Another drop of ink inside that bubble, another drop of water, expanding like tree rings or the universe.” Read Barbara Ungar’s poem “Suminagashi,” winner of the River Heron Poetry Prize. bit.ly/4ze5sEq

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River Heron Review @riverheronreview.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Take your poems from draft to submission-ready in four weeks. A favorite, Poetry Boost guides you from titles and first lines to memorable endings and smart submission strategies, with insight from former River Heron Review editor Robbin Farr. Learn more at www.riverheronreview.com/poetry-boost

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