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
Click on the cover below to access the issue!
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.
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
Click their names to read the nominated poems!
It has been one year since the release of our first issue! Happy to rein in our second year of The Mantle with eight excellent poets. Click the cover below to read!
Issue 5 contributors:
sally burnette
Virginia Bach Folger
Mimi German
Hunter Lewinski
Julia Merante
Julia Norton
Michael Prihoda
Catherine Weiss
Our next issue arrives in November. Submit today!