MER Online Quarterly
March, 2024
Welcome to MER Quarterly!
This issue explores connection and change, in poetry, art, memoir, and more.
Image: “Caught Between Worlds” by María DeGuzmán
THE WAY WE WERE: Motherhood as a Catalyst for Change
A new poetry folio curated by Jennifer Martelli and Cindy Veach, features poems that explore the ways motherhood changes us, including relationships, self-image, identity, health.
Featured Poets:
Erin Armstrong
Rachel Becker
Rebecca Brock
Caridad Moro-Gronlier
Natasha Herring
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Amy Lee
Marjorie Maddox
Rachel Neve-Midbar
Sunayna Pal
Laura Read
GIRLFRIENDS 2
A new excerpt from Barbara Hennings’s forthcoming memoir in flash, GIRLFRIENDS, contains profiles of an admired artist, along with several of family members: mother, sisters, but still “girlfriends.”
INTERVIEW
Sara Weiss’s interview of Nicole Haroutunian sheds light on the interrelation between creating a work centered on motherhood and motherhood itself. Enjoy this peek into the creative process.
FEATURED ART
Cover image, “Caught Between Worlds” by María DeGuzmán