Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
2026 Hurt & Healing Prize FIRST PLACE WINNER: “Echo-cardiogram” by Margarita Cruz
Frontier Poetry is excited to congratulate Gbenga Adesina’s pick for the FIRST PLACE winner of the 2026 Hurt & Healing Prize “Echo-cardiogram” by Margarita Cruz “This poem is an incantation that wrestles death to the ground. It’s a ferocious dance…
Poetry: “Cuban-American Sonnet for My Past & Never Father” by Trinity Tibe
In this sonnet, one turn—one volta—comes in the form of an italicized word: Bloqueo. Given that Trinity Tibe’s speaker continually seeks throughout the poem to discover more insight about her father, this turn underscores the fact that he is impossible…
In this sonnet, one turn—one volta—comes in the form of an italicized word: Bloqueo. Given that Trinity Tibe’s speaker continually seeks throughout the poem to discover more insight about her father, this turn underscores the fact that he is impossible…
2026 Hurt & Healing Prize SECOND PLACE WINNER: “Sometime After Your Suicide, I Find You in the Apocalypse” by Edison Angelbello
Frontier Poetry is excited to congratulate Gbenga Adesina’s pick for the SECOND PLACE winner of the 2026 Hurt & Healing Prize “Sometime After Your Suicide, I Find You in the Apocalypse” by Edison Angelbello What’s incredible about Angelbello’s work in…
Frontier Poetry is excited to congratulate Gbenga Adesina’s pick for the SECOND PLACE winner of the 2026 Hurt & Healing Prize “Sometime After Your Suicide, I Find You in the Apocalypse” by Edison Angelbello What’s incredible about Angelbello’s work in…
In Retrospect: An Interview with Adedayo Agarau, Author of The Years of Blood
This month’s “In Retrospect” interview is with Adedayo Agarau, whose collection The Years of Blood won the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize for BIPOC Writers. In this series, we ask renowned poets to look back over their poems and collections,…
This month’s “In Retrospect” interview is with Adedayo Agarau, whose collection The Years of Blood won the Poetic Justice Institute Editor’s Prize for BIPOC Writers. In this series, we ask renowned poets to look back over their poems and collections,…
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Opportunity Cost
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR MAKING & UNMAKING
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Shadow Black
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