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Red Ogre Review is an indie press for poetry, music, and art based in California and the UK. We're fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media for nonprofit activities and a member of CLMP. Subs open! https://redogrereview.submittable.com/submit
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 23d
Our December issue is open for submissions!

Poetry, visual art, and music.

Free to submit using our Submittable:

redogrereview.submittable.com/submit/33695...
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 4d
With an author reading on our YouTube channel:

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Lauren Camp | Ambition
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 4d
Time for a Sunday poetry spotlight!

Check out "Ambition" by Lauren Camp, New Mexico's Poet Laureate, from our newly-released October issue:

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Text to the poem "Ambition" by Lauren Camp published in Red Ogre Review, Issue 32, October 2025.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 6d
An author reading is available on our site and on our YouTube channel:

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Kara Knickerbocker | When I Ask Siri: What Am I Doing With My Life?
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 6d
Time for a poetry spotlight!

Check out Kara Knickerbocker's "When I Ask Siri: What Am I Doing With My Life?" from our newest issue:

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Who hasn't asked Siri a cheeky question or two?
Text to the poem "When I Ask Siri: What Am I Doing With My Life?" by Kara Knickerbocker from Issue 32, October 2025.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 7d
Correction!

17 audio tracks from issue contributors with Tim Kahl's spoken word track, with musical accompaniment, for "Patti Smith Berates a Stageside Fan to Turn Off His Phone Camera and Be Present" - a fun piece!

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Tim Kahl | Patti Smith Berates a Stageside Fan to Turn Off His Phone Camera and Be Present
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 7d
Thank you!

You know, after 4 years, I kind of feel like we're just getting started. 😄
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 7d
If you like author readings and want more to listen to, our playlists of poetry readings, spoken word recitals, and music tracks are on YouTube:

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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 7d
Our 32nd and October issue is live!

This issue kicks off our 5th year as a press with our trademark lively mix of poetry, prose poetry, a new column in our regular critique series, 2 music tracks, and 16 author readings.

Check it out:

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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 13d
Matt here (EIC) - we're closed for new books until sometime next year, but I'd be happy to take a look for feedback.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 14d
Awesome, thank you! 😄
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Fantasy Poetry feat. @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @thefuturefire.bsky.social @ogre.red et al. https://duotrope.com...
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The Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Fantasy Poetry feat. @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @thefuturefire.bsky.social @ogre.red et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/poetry/fee-free-fantasy-poetry-6lyviBMz
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
If you'd like to review the book for your publication or blog, please feel free to DM for a free PDF review copy.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
"Abigail Kirby Conklin can never help showing us the dark underbelly of the warring needs of both the body and the heart."

JC Reilly
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
"In Self-Animal Inventory, Conklin cuts with desire and laughs as she presses the wound."

Jessica Oesterle
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
"Self-Animal Inventory gives us a wrenching array of poems that can take you both into and past yourself in a single afternoon of reading, which we can only hope good poems will do."

C. R. Grimmer
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
Advance reviews have been exceptionally positive:

"Abigail Kirby Conklin is tapped into the soul of my being."

TK Dutes
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
And "Making It" from Issue 15, December 2022:

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Abigail Kirby Conklin
Poetry by Abigail Kirby Conklin
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
For a sample of Abigail's style, check out "Entomology" from Issue 22, February 2024:

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Abigail Kirby Conklin​
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 20d
We're delighted to officially release "Self-Animal Inventory" by Abigail K. Conklin, the newest book in our in-house series.

The book is a collection of poetry about the highs and lows of relationships and life in New York City.

Paperback and e-book on Amazon:

www.amazon.com/dp/B0F59ZYPHX

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Cover art for "Self-Animal Inventory" by Abigail K. Conklin, featuring a woman's eye reflected in an antique standing mirror.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 23d
As always, if you have an open submission, we've automatically rolled it over to the December issue reading period.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 23d
Our December issue is open for submissions!

Poetry, visual art, and music.

Free to submit using our Submittable:

redogrereview.submittable.com/submit/33695...
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 24d
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 24d
A print quality check for "There's a Party in the Free Zone" by Whiskey Radish, the third and final book in this year's SFWA grant series.

The book is a collection of DADA art-inspired indie comix featuring a pantheon of magical and mythological creatures and characters.
Cover art for "There's a Party in the Free Zone" by Whiskey Radish. Interior panels from "There's a Party in the Free Zone" by Whiskey Radish. Interior panels from "There's a Party in the Free Zone" by Whiskey Radish.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 29d
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 29d
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