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.