Frontier Poetry is excited to congratulate Robert Wood Lynn’s pick for the THIRD PLACE winner of the 2025 Hurt & Healing Prize: “SEER” by Akhim Yuseff Cabey. “Neither civilized reason nor Christian love would cause [anyone] to treat you as…
Note: The interview below is in an experimental form. Enjoy the experience below. Frontier Poetry: If you were forced to choose between speaking only in a whisper or speaking only by shouting for the rest of your life, which would…
How to Write a Poetry Cover Letter Step One: Introductions Begin your cover letter by addressing the appropriate editor—either the poetry editor by name or the editorial team as a whole. While it’s not mandatory to include specific names, doing…
“Be” by Sarah Isbell is a notable for its mastery of the often forgotten art of rhyme scheme in poetry. Their lyricism is both innovative and pensive. Balancing craft with a deeply personal reflection on the “many things” humans ponder…
We’re thrilled to congratulate Taryn FitzGerald, the winner of Frontier Poetry’s 2025 Hurt & Healing Prize! Their poem “UPON RECEIVING THE NEWS LOOKING OUT THE KITCHEN WINDOW,” was selected by our guest judge Robert Wood Lynn as the first place…
Have you spent the summer crafting daring, splashy lines to match the season’s bold spirit? Looking to get that writing out into the world? Consider sending your poems out to these contests and publications. This month, we prioritized free and…
Arihant Jain’s “Borrowed” is remarkable for its technical shifts and innovations with language—some memorable moments include “her accent bleeds / jasmine” and “the taste / of monsoon” but Jain is much more than just a powerful and noteworthy linguistic stylist.…
It’s time to congratulate the First Place Winner of Frontier Poetry‘s Ode on a Grecian Vacation Challenge, Tori Gosse. Read their affectionately commemorative poem, selected by our editorial team, “Ode to the Moth That Drinks the Tears of Sleeping Birds.” …
It’s time to congratulate the Second Place Winner of Frontier Poetry‘s Ode on a Grecian Vacation Challenge, Rae Norman. Read their tender love poem, selected by our editorial team, “ode to the convex.” In Norman’s poem, this is her world…
It’s time to congratulate the Third Place Winner of Frontier Poetry’s Ode on a Grecian Vacation Challenge: Melissa McKinstry. Our editorial team selected McKinstry’s ‘Ode to My Vitruvian Man’ for its contemporary take on the love poem. We’ve all heard…
