Red O'Hare is a West Coast based Jewish American Poet. She was born during the Reagan administration to the child of Jewish immigrant Carnies and that of stalwart Presbyterian missionaries. She believes in boots and ghosts. Her dog is named after a Doctor Who character, but you have to guess which one.
Red has been writing and performing poetry since she was 15 years old in California's San Fernando Valley. She's competed in poetry slams but has never won, has been featured at Wordlights, The Last Stand at Wildwood Saloon, The Nest, Portland Poetry Slam, Ghost Town Poetry, and The Crow's Nest to name a few. She has also performed at Studio Morey, Fused Creative's show Leave Me On Read, Telltale PDX's show This Is What We Need, The Brewery Artist's Lofts, The Anna Broome Room, and KBOO Radio's Talking Earth poetry series, hosted by Dan Raphael.
Red's spoken word album recorded at Shady Pines Media and published by Lightship Press is available at redohare.bandcamp.com. You can also find her on instagram @mizredohare
In this harrowing and heartfelt debut, O’Hare steps fearlessly forward to delve into issues of grief, faith, and the experience of surviving in a body that our world is all too eager to underestimate and abuse.
“If you’re looking for apologies in O’Hare’s collection, you won’t find them. It’s a page turner. The raw language and imagery, replete with genius lines. I could quote this entire book if there was room but there isn’t, so open these pages yourself. Watch as Red deifies the dead. Discover whatever your own faith is in her work. Pray the earth doesn’t shake while you read it. It will anyway.”
—Rick Lupert
Author of God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion and I Am Not Writing a Book of Poems in Hawaii
Events
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Poetry show at Alberta Rose Theater. Get tickets at https://event.etix.com/ticket/p/7665516
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Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic
LGBTQ+ FRIENDLY, PRO-SCIENCE, ANTI-FASCIST, PRO-CHOICE, ALL AGES, AND UNCENSORED SINCE 2004.
Held at Art at the Cave
108 E Evergreen Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98660
https://artatthecave.com
$5 Suggested donation
Donations can be made in person or through Christopher Luna’s PayPal account (christopherjluna@gmail.com). Include a memo stating that the money is for Ghost Town Poetry. The suggested donation is five dollars.
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Wordlights Poetry Showcase at CoHo Theater. More information at lightshippress.com/wordlights
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The Cobalt Poets series is back and broadcasting online via Zoom every Tuesday night at 7:30pm (pacific). Get more information about the event at Cobalt Poets website
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Poetry Open Mic & Slam in Portland, OR at Tiny’s Coffee (2031 Northeast Martin Luther King Blvd, Portland, OR 97212)
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Poetry Open Mic & Slam in Portland, Oregon at Literary Arts (2031 Northeast Martin Luther King Blvd Portland, OR 97212). More information at slamlandia.com.
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Wordlights Poetry Popup Show is coming to Honey Latte Cafe on Saturday, November 12th!
Come and enjoy a feature by Red O'Hare and bring your poem to our open mic.
1033 SE Main St, Portland, OR 97214