Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
2026 (Not) in Love Haiku Challenge SECOND PLACE WINNER: “oh disguised lover” by Alice de Hubp
Frontier Poetry is excited to congratulate our pick for the SECOND PLACE winner of the 2026 (Not) in Love Haiku Challenge “oh disguised lover” by Alice de Hubp. What’s incredible about Alice de Hubp’s work in this haiku is the…
2026 (Not) in Love Haiku Challenge THIRD PLACE WINNER: “He was coked out of…” by Benjamin Burns
Frontier Poetry is excited to congratulate the THIRD PLACE winner of the 2026 (Not) in Love Haiku Challenge— Benjamin Burns’ with his poem “He was coked out of…” Benjamin Burns’s haiku is exceptional for the way it implies story, complex…
Frontier Poetry is excited to congratulate the THIRD PLACE winner of the 2026 (Not) in Love Haiku Challenge— Benjamin Burns’ with his poem “He was coked out of…” Benjamin Burns’s haiku is exceptional for the way it implies story, complex…
May 2026 Deadlines: 10 Contests with Deadlines This Month
With plenty of opportunities to submit your work this month, many of which are prestigious awards which offer numerous winning opportunities, it’s prime time to share your work with the world. Don’t forget that acceptances and rejections are by-products of…
With plenty of opportunities to submit your work this month, many of which are prestigious awards which offer numerous winning opportunities, it’s prime time to share your work with the world. Don’t forget that acceptances and rejections are by-products of…
Poetry: “Silkworm Elegy” by Iris Lee
How do we elegize even the smallest of creatures? How do we respond to the “natural order” of their dying? In her poem, Iris Lee gives careful consideration to a box of silkworms; the images and sensations of the speaker’s…
How do we elegize even the smallest of creatures? How do we respond to the “natural order” of their dying? In her poem, Iris Lee gives careful consideration to a box of silkworms; the images and sensations of the speaker’s…
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Opportunity Cost
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selected by Kazim Ali
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR MAKING & UNMAKING
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Shadow Black
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How Often I Have Chosen Love
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