In Loving Memory of Jennifer Martelli We send love to the family and friends of MER’s Poetry Co-Editor Jennifer Martelli on her passing. We are heartsick at this untimely loss. Jenn was a brilliant, unique poet, an astute editor,…
Congratulations and good luck to our Best of the Net Nominees! MER Best of the Net 2026 Nominations Poetry Adrie Rose Ajanae Dawkins Jill Crammond Jennifer Garfield Maria Mazziotti Gillan Megan Merchant…
Submissions Are Open Until 7/15 MER will be open until July 15, 2025 for literary and art submissions to our annual print issue on the theme of Mother and Family. All submissions are through Submittable. We publish poetry (up to 3 poems, no more…
Submissions Are Open at MER 4/23 – 7/15! We are seeking poetry (1-3 poems), fiction and nonfiction (up to 1000 words) and art for a themed issue on Mothers and Family. Often mothers are the nuclei of families—of the legacies,…