Purpose Statement

River Heron Review has been established to support the arts through the sharing of poetry in the free-access online journal, at readings, workshops, and by making public the transformative power of poetic expression.

RHR hopes to contribute to the expansion of a community of poets, to establish a creative outlet that does not discriminate by age, race, physical ability, or sexual orientation in order to offer voice to all, and to represent poetry in its many forms, styles, perspectives, and intentions.

RHR especially encourages submissions from historically underrepresented voices in poetry communities -- BIPOC, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, persons of any ability -- and we celebrate the full expression of all identities in the journal.

Est. January 2018

River Heron Review is not funded by any university, college, or organization and does not receive any grants.

Thank you to the creator of the beautiful watercolor Blue Heron logo. The artist is Irene Diamente and can be reached at Etsy as Dimdi.