Red Ogre Review — 2027 Poetry in Education Collection
Overview
Red Ogre Review, an independent press with a catalog spanning books, zine issues, and video content, has issued an open call for a themed collection examining poetry's place in education. The project is edited by Dr. Jones Irwin, the press's poetry critique columnist and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Education at Dublin City University. His dual expertise signals that the collection will treat pedagogy not as a matter of technique alone but as a philosophical inquiry into how poetry is taught, learned, and valued. The call is open to all, though it is primarily designed for current and past educators and scholars of pedagogy—a framing that positions the collection at the intersection of creative practice and the classroom. The collection seeks critical essays, nonfiction, and poetry, with an emphasis on philosophical approaches to and pedagogical methods for teaching poetry. This is not a general poetry submission call; it is a discursive project that asks contributors to think seriously about the conditions under which poetry is transmitted. The inclusion of poetry alongside essays and nonfiction suggests that the editors are interested in how creative work itself might function as a form of pedagogical reflection or enactment. The absence of a reading fee and the lack of a specified prize indicate that the project is driven by intellectual and curricular concerns rather than competition. For the selected contributors, the primary return is publication within a focused, editorially guided collection led by a scholar-practitioner with a demonstrated commitment to poetry criticism. Red Ogre Review's existing output—books, zines, and a YouTube channel—suggests a press attentive to multiple formats and publics. The collection will likely serve as a resource for educators, students of pedagogy, and poets interested in the institutional and philosophical frameworks that shape poetry's teaching. The deadline is January 1, 2027, and there is no fee to submit.