Issue 10 has arrived! We are excited to share poems from six poets:
Michael Akuchie
Alexandra Bentayou
P. Claire Dodson
Satya Dash
Hannah Newman
Ellen Sander
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Author: James Croal Jackson
Nominations for Best of the Net 2019
The Mantle is pleased to announce these six poems from issues five through eight as our nominations for the 2019 Sundress Publications “Best of the Net” Anthology:
sally burnette – “selected edible mushrooms of north carolina” (Issue 5)
Mateo Lara – “Odio (Hate)” (Issue 7)
Sara Trattner – “A Well Made Bed” (Issue 7)
Lisa Folkmire – “I am told that I have OCD” (Issue 8)
Joanna C. Valente – “When You Ask Me How I Am and I Almost Tell You, I Haven’t Killed Myself Yet” (Issue 8)
Rikki Angelides – “Departures” (Issue 8)
Congrats and good luck to these poets! Issue 10 will release in November. You can find submission guidelines here.
Issue 9
Issue 9 is here! So excited to share ten stellar poems from Kristian Macaron, Maddie Ticknor, Ashley Steineger, and Catherine Weiss.
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Nominations for Best New Poets 2019
Best New Poets is an annual anthology that celebrates emerging poets who have yet to publish a full-length collection. After much deliberation (and a months-long delay in the announcement due to a busy schedule), The Mantle is happy to announce our two nominees from eligible poets we published in 2018:
Sheena Carroll
Catherine Weiss
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Issue 8
Proud to release Issue 8, including eight fantastic poets:
Rikki Angelides
Tiffany Belieu
Mela Blust
Lisa Folkmire
Courtney Leigh
Sara Rose Lieto
Max Orr
Joanna C. Valente
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Issue 7
Issue 7 Contributors
Ace Boggess
Stefani Cox
Terri Kirby Erickson
Nancy Byrne Iannucci
Leah Kiureghian
Kristin LaFollette
Mateo Lara
Terry Tierney
Sara Trattner
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2018 Pushcart Prize Nominations
These were not easy to narrow down, but The Mantle is honored to announce our six poems nominated for the Pushcart Prize:
Alicia Hoffman – History Suggests This Is Only the Beginning (Issue #3, February 2018)
Amy Poague – The Time Inside Our Bodies Keeps Us Young (Issue #4, May 2018)
Julia Norton – Don’t Bring This One to Adam (Issue #5, August 2018)
Hunter Lewinski – Usufruct (Issue #5, August 2018)
Gregory Kimbrell – [Utility] SA (Issue #6, November 2018)
Ben Kline – Boy in Repetition (Issue #6, November 2018)
Congrats! Hoping for good news for these poets.
Submissions for Issue 7 are open!
