About

The Magazine

Dire Blue is a literary magazine for poets and essayists writing experimental and craft-focused work that honors the adage “Health is wealth.” Dire Blue invites writers, particularly Afro-Caribbean women and mature women over 50, to showcase their work. The magazine takes its name from the poem “The New Year” by its founding editor, itsrobenia. In that poem, the moon moves toward its most dire and its most true at once. In that moment, blue is truth’s representative. At Dire Blue, poetry is a craft in emotional health as intelligent self-expression reveals itself through the essay form. This belief is the driving force behind Dire Blue’s mission to showcase work that will positively contribute to public health.

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The Library

The Dire Blue library is the bridge between the literary magazine and the personal work of the editor. It is a curated digital collection of Afro-Caribbean literary works spanning poetry and non-fiction, with an adjacent group of honorable mentions. Each entry is accompanied by the publisher’s description and a link to purchase.

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The Editor

Robenia Herbert

robenia is an Afro-Caribbean writer born in Guyana and raised in Far Rockaway, NY. She writes under the pseudonym itsrobenia sharing her unusual poetic style through what she describes as, “literature that honors individualism, metaphysics, and spirituality within an artistic exploration of the ocean motif.” The spiritual aspect of her work has evolved her contributions to literature from personal pieces to Dire Blue. Her work has appeared in Cease & Caesura, Lovestruck Inkwell, and Poetry & Purpose. She is also a full-time accounting student. Her favorite book is Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid.

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For inquiries: business@itsrobenia.com