Issue 18 is here, proudly featuring the work of the following poets:
Suhrith Bellamkonda
Kyle Seamus Brosnihan
Lori Lamothe
Rebecca Macijeski
Juanita Rey
Maryfrances Wagner
Elana Wolff
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The Mantle Poetry happily announces our Pushcart Prize nominations for 2021:
“Nana’s Teachings” by Beatriz Dujovne
“Fugue” by James H Duncan
“We Are Nowhere & It’s Now” by Justin Groppuso-Cook
“The Count Is Now 2 and Whatever” by Louise Robertson
“Sincerity” by Louisa Schnaithmann
“In December” by Manuela Williams
Congrats to all!
The Mantle Poetry is excited to release Issue 17, featuring fine work from seven poets:
Millicent Borges Accardi
David Capps
Peycho Kanev
Salvatore Difalco
Kuo Zhang
Bryan D. Price
Justin Groppuso-Cook
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Excited to share with you Issue 12 (exactly three years after the release of the first)!
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Ayesha Asad
Mohamed Elhassan
Katherine Fallon
Eunice Kim
emilie kneifel
Courtney LeBlanc
Victoria Nordlund
Julia Rosenbaum
Esther Sun
In other news, Best of the Net nominations will be announced in the coming weeks.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for providing light in these uncertain times.
Honored to present the fourth issue of The Mantle, presenting ten poems from ten poets:
Gale Acuff
Shelby Curran
Emily Ellison
Hedy Habra
Lindsay Illich
Shirley Jones-Luke
Tanner Lee
Ethan Milner
Crystalline Nixon
Amy Poague
The issue is available both as a PDF and as a series of linked pages, so you can read and/or share in the way you prefer.
Consider submitting to our fifth issue, which will release on the first of August. Until then, enjoy!
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Thanks for reading and– always– your support!
Best,
James Croal Jackson
Editor
Proud to present our nominations for Volume 3 of Bettering American Poetry (content from Issues 1 and 2 are eligible):
Nina Sudhakar – “Self-Portrait as Cathedral” (Issue 1)
Bryanna Licciardi – “Fish Love” (Issue 2)
Keshia Mcclantoc – “nature vs. nurture” (Issue 2)
These poems are worth the read! Congratulations to the nominees and best of luck going forward in the process.
(We read submissions for Issue 4 through April 7th. Read the guidelines here!)
Honored to present the third issue of The Mantle! In this issue you’ll find ten poems from nine poets:
Geoff Anderson
Eleonor Botoman
Sheena Carroll
Fayce Hammond
Alicia Hoffman
Daniel J. Pizappi
Layne Ransom
AJ Wolff
Soz Zangana
The issue is available both as a PDF and as a series of linked pages, so you can read and/or share in the way you prefer.
Consider submitting to our fourth issue, which will release on the first of May. Until then, enjoy!
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