Fall 2026
Issue Published August 10, 2026

This issue is organized in two sections; scroll down the page or click the links below to jump to a section:

1. Introduction
2. Poems

1. Introduction

To Readers of Monterey Poetry Review:

Marcel Proust wrote, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
 
According to the Merrimack-Webster dictionary, Landscape is defined as:

1. a picture representing a view of natural inland scenery, the art of depicting such scenery
2. the landforms of a region in the aggregate, a portion of territory that can be viewed at one time from one place, a particular area of activity.

 
The Fall 2026 issue of Monterey Poetry Review explores myriad landscapes: geographical, emotional, psychological. Poems reveal vignettes of triumph and loss, seasonal shifts, rural and urban scenery, stories of human fragility, endangered ecosystems, current political realities. Once again, we feature a global panoply of writers who share a diversity of voices, experience and points of view.
 
 
Kate, Laura, Jennifer

2. Poems & Art:

Ari Avraham: In Memoriam
Kate Aver Avraham
Stephen Barile
Carol Barrett
Laura Bayless
Laurel Benjamin
Robert Beveridge
Amrita Skye Blaine
Raphael Block
John Briscoe
Chris Bullard
Jeff Burt
Alan Catlin
Dorisa D. Costello
Joe Cottonwood
Dolo Diaz
Matthew Duffy
Jo Angela Edwins
Kadiri Vaquer Fernandez
Catherine Fletcher
Diane Frank
George Freek
Diane Funston
Jennifer Grant
KJ Hannah Greenberg
Lynn M.  Hansen
Jack Harvey
Nancy Haskett
Victor Henry
Linda Culp Holmes
Christine Jackson
Janette Jameson
Kristi Jones
Dottie Joslyn
Jennifer Lagier
​Tess Lockhart
Melissa Mack
Carolyn Martin
Catherine McGuire
Keith Melton
Marianne Mersereau
Judith  Mikesch-McKenzie
John Muro
Darrell Petska
Ramon Presson
Sambhu Ramachandran
Royal Rhodes
Sheila Robertson
N.H. Rowdan
Jason Ryberg
Mykyta Ryzhykh
Robin Shepard
Kristy Snedden
Jodi Stiles
Maria Garcia Teutsch
Daniel Thomas
Deborah Wenzler
Bill Wolak
Ellen Woods
Nanci Woody
 

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Editor's Note

Our vision is to publish art, photography and the highest quality of poetry online twice a year drawing on the talents of artists, photographers and poets, especially those in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties.

The Monterey Poetry Review is made possible by the following volunteers:

Dr. Jennifer Lagier Fellguth – Editor & Webmaster

Kate Aver Avraham -- Associate Editor
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Laura Bayless -- Associate Editor

Megan Lee – Founder
John Laue – Editor Emeritus
Nicole Henares – Editor Emeritus
Belen Arellano – Graphic Web Design

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NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!
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Submission Period for the Spring 2027 issue:  October 1 through December 31.  Please submit only once during a submission period. and review submission guidelines prior to sending your work.

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