Welcome to Red River 

Red River is a micro-independent publishing outfit based in New Delhi, India, dedicated to publishing poetry in English and English translation. Established in 2017, Red River is known for its discerning selection of titles and experimental design. Each Red River book is marked by a judicious selection of the author, impeccable editing, striking design and world-class printing. Red River believes that art cannot be commodified — we survive by being rare, being unique.

Red River is managed solely by poet, writer and translator Dibyajyoti Sarma, the founder-publisher of Red River, with the help of his friends and colleagues, because for everyone involved, Red River is not just a business, but a passion — an abiding love for poetry. (The name, among other things, refers to the river Brahmaputra in Assam.)

This passion for poetry keeps Red River going, and thanks to the discerning readers of poetry in India and abroad, over the years, it has built a reputation as a niche publisher of poetry.

In 2022, Red River started a prose imprint, RED RIVER Story, helmed by writer and editor, Sucharita Dutta-Asane, with the aim to promote stories usually ignored by mainstream publications.

Red River has also ventured into regional language publishing under the imprint Red River Tongue.

Happy browsing.