In “Smokescreens,” the speaker skillfully juxtaposes harsh realities from around the world; “we are all animals” the speaker announces, capable of being both “broken, bruised,” but also capable of song, like the deer in the mist. Smokescreens In this…
In “Maintenance Request Hotline,” the speaker lists a number of “non-emergencies” from the perspective of a contemporary woman living in the city. As the poem implies, they are not emergencies, after all, because women have no choice but to casually…
Here’s a short selection, from our own Jose, of some of the best new poems that hit the web this July. These five poets, both established and emerging, deserve your attention and support—featuring work from Neha Maqsood in The Kenyon…
In “Ithaca,” the breaking of the body, like the breaking of the line, signifies more than just physical fracture: memory, possibility, the void; all weigh heavily. Ithaca
A primary mission of Frontier is to provide high quality resources and practical help for serious poets—so we’ve been reaching out to poetry professors to help give clarity to this strange journey and stranger craft. This month, we got the…
In “As a Prominent Scholar Praises the Grace Jones Cover of “She’s Lost Control,” I Consider Our Blackness within the Punk Aesthetic,” the speaker reflects on the complexities of experimenting with the avant-garde or Punk scene while Black; ultimately, the…
In “The Last Summer of Innocence,” the speaker remembers the fickle nature of youth; the intricacies of those summers, however, never dies in the speaker’s ardent memory. The Last Summer of Innocence …
Here’s a short selection, from our own Jose, of some of the best new prose poems that hit the web this June. These five poets, both established and emerging, deserve your attention and support—featuring work from Ellen June Wright in…
A primary mission of Frontier is to provide high quality resources and practical help for serious poets—so we’ve been reaching out to poetry professors to help give clarity to this strange journey and stranger craft. This month, we got the…
In “After Learning of the Affair,” we learn of the speaker’s deep hurt following the betrayal of a lover; what follows is exquisite line after line of their delicate yet fierce suffering. AFTER LEARNING OF THE AFFAIR, I DOWN…
