Barbara Henning is the author of four novels and eight collections of poetry. Her most recent book, Ferne, a Detroit Story, is a novelized biography of her mother and the city of Detroit (Spuyten Duyvil 2022, Notable Book Award, Library of Michigan 2023). Girlfriend is forthcoming from Hanging Loose Press (2025). Poets.org

Upcoming Events;

New Review of Girlfriend by Michael Londra on The Arts Fuse. June 28, 2025. Girlfriend available at Itascabooks.com.

I read from Girlfriend on Wednesday, June 25th on Zoom for Writers.com. They posted a video of the reading and the Q & A.

I'll be in Detroit in the third week of July and I'll be reading at the Main Detroit Public Library on July 18th as part of their Book Festival.

The video of the book launch for Girlfriend (held on Sunday May 4th, 2025 at Young Ethyls Bar & Stage in Brooklyn is now available at Penn Sound

September 11, 2025. 6:15 pm.  I'll be reading at The Lofty Pigeon Bookstore (743 Church Avenue in Brooklyn) with others. I plan to read from Girlfriend and from the new project I'm working on--Boys & Men.

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