Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry
Poetry: “I haven’t rewatched The Dressmaker since” by Elizabeth Sutherland
“…Kate Winslet is a masterpiece all on her own / but in 2015 she disassembled both ventricles, they / no longer pump my heart,” writes Liz Sutherland. Their poem is eerie and ominous in the way it evokes blood and…
2024 “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge Second Place Winner: “I Was Once” by Jonathan Carroll
Please help us celebrate the Second Place Winner of Frontier Poetry‘s 2024 “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge, Jonathan Carroll. Check out their profound tanka, “I Was Once.” We chose this tanka for its quick drop into the depths of complicated…
Please help us celebrate the Second Place Winner of Frontier Poetry‘s 2024 “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge, Jonathan Carroll. Check out their profound tanka, “I Was Once.” We chose this tanka for its quick drop into the depths of complicated…
Poetry: “Green Group” by Raza Ayoob
Raza Ayoob’s rhythmic poem, rife with layers of family and memory, recalls a moment of migration and hope. As the poem traces the veins of time, we see the way he repeats words and phrases but manipulates the details so…
Raza Ayoob’s rhythmic poem, rife with layers of family and memory, recalls a moment of migration and hope. As the poem traces the veins of time, we see the way he repeats words and phrases but manipulates the details so…
2024 “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge Third Place Winner: “Seeds of Sorrow” By Rina Malagayo Alluri
Join us in congratulating the Third Place Winner of Frontier Poetry‘s 2024 “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge, Rina Malagayo Alluri. Read their imagistic tanka, “Seeds of Sorrow,” below. This tanka was chosen for its ability to evoke a vivid image…
Join us in congratulating the Third Place Winner of Frontier Poetry‘s 2024 “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge, Rina Malagayo Alluri. Read their imagistic tanka, “Seeds of Sorrow,” below. This tanka was chosen for its ability to evoke a vivid image…
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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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How Often I Have Chosen Love
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