Photo by David Wade (April 25, 2026)

Barbara Henning is the author of four novels and nine collections of poetry. Her most recent book, Girlfriend (Hanging Loose Press, 2025), is a collection of prose poems about her girl and women friends from childhood through older age. In 2023, the Library of Michigan awarded Henning a Notable Book Award for Ferne, a Detroit Story, a novelized biography of her mother and the city of Detroit (Spuyten Duyvil, 2022).

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News & Events & New Publications

• April 25, 2026: Words in Music event, Portland Conservatory of Music, Portland, Maine

• “Howie,” Live Mag!art and poetry journal 22 (2026). Print & Web.

• “Bill,” “Kelly” and “Jesse”. The Poetry Project Newsletter 283 (Winter 2026). Print & Web.‍ ‍

• "Ray," "Rich" and "Dan," Heavy Feather Review, forthcoming September 17, 2026. Web.

• “Marvel,” “Griffin,” “David Snow,” “Lewis.”  Hurricane Review, #23, 2026, print.

• “Griffin”and “Lewis,” rpt. in Long News: Poetry & Poetics #3, Spring 2026. Web.

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