MER Bookshelf – August 2026 Sarah Jefferis, Lucky to Have You, Finishing Line Press, May 2026, poetry Lucky to…
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Kathy Nelson BEFORE I DIE Some great uncle passed it down, that curio, that heirloom, that tour de force—…
Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Pooja Ugrani, My Home is Dissent, Poetrywala, February 2026, poetry My Home is Dissent…
Cheryl Boyce-Taylor IBEJI A Fibonacci Poem The day after his birth she traced the blue hill ridge of his ear…
Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Maria Lisella, At the Hour of Now, Bordighera Press, April 2026, poetry Maria Lisella’s…
Laure-Anne Bosselaar FOR MY SON on his 30th birthday I sit against the scarred trunk of an oak. The…
Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Chelsea Krieg, Everything Is Water, Texas Review Press, March 2026, poetry Everything Is Water…
Heather Haldeman Pick up the Phone! “There you are!” Mom would say, taking a slurp of her instant coffee.…
Tina Cane GOOD MOM For years I drove back and forth through traffic with a carload of children short…
Curated by Melissa Joplin Higley Deborah Leipziger, Tell Me, Lily Poetry Review Books, February 2026, poetry Tell Me is…