Red Hen Press: New Traditions

Join Red Hen Press and The Broad Stage for an afternoon of unforgettably talented trios.

Francesca Bell, Francisco Aragon and Florencia Ramirez are creating new myths across the sky. Florencia writes of water and sustainability, Francisco is haunted by Rubén Darío, who created new forms, and Francesca is pushing back against what we should not write about. This poetry of reshaping is in conversation with the music of Don Davis played by the Debussy Trio. California is a place for reinvention; and in today's program, we will hear the traditional and the risk-taking moving toward each other.

There will be American Sign Language interpretation at this performance. Please click here to purchase seats close to the interpreter.

Poet Francesca Bell Dishes On Being a “confessional poet” to The Adroit Journal

Bell talks to The Adroit Journal about Bright Stain, a collection of her poems, and how the “darker sides of humanity” inspire her poetry. Read all about it here.

The Los Angeles Review Praises Aragon’s Poetry Book, His Tongue a Swath of Sky

A collaboration between Aragon and other artists, The Los Angeles Review speaks highly of Aragon’s callback to other fables in tandem with modern issues plaguing the world. Read the fantastic review here.

Debussy Trio Harpist Marcia Dickstein Talks Challenging Her Audiences

Marcia Dickstein is working to change the perception of the harp as more than mere “pretty background music.” Hear her talk more about the instrument with Performing Arts Review here.