A poem contained by a single childhood memory. The poem’s logic moves between the space of domesticity and the ominous as a young Nigerian boy comes to understand what his role in his family will become. Yusuf’s poem guides its…
Dearies! Hello (again)! This is I.S. Jones, Frontier’s Editor-in-Chief and I’m back sooner than expected. I said at the end of my last post that I would be back in May, but the truth is there are too many good…
Love is our single most power that defies the finality of death. Gorgeously achy, yet grounded in a domestic setting, the poem’s speaker paints a landscape of longing punctuated by hope. Speaking to My Lover from Beyond the Grave …
A tender record-keeping of the body and its ability to turn on its owner, Theo LeGro’s poem navigates a history that resists blame, that resists anger, but rather leans into what could have been–a life not marred by disease. And…
Happy Poetry Month, dearies! This is I.S. Jones, the new Editor-in-Chief and I’m so delighted (honored really) to share with you all some of the poems that have illuminated in my interior life during the past month or so &…
A prose poem guided by the touch, blood, faith, and obligation, Saúl Hernández has woven a delicate tapestry of lace with language. Writing that is equal parts revealing as it is visceral, Hernández invites us into a world that straddles…
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…
While tapping into the playful and surreal, Katherine Gaffney’s poem illustrates the transformation of pregnancy while also negotiating what it means to “shape and ears” such a dance that makes the body fluid and magical. THE BURLESQUE OF MOTHERHOOD…
We are extremely excited to announce that I.S. Jones will be our new Editor in Chief! A note from Josh, Frontier’s Founder and previous Editor in Chief: Please give a warm welcome to the new leader of the Frontier…
Olúwádáre Pópóọla’s poem takes on the shape of water and seemingly its history–one that is vast and complicated with suffering. From a “rootless life” to a “failing government”, the speaker guides its readers through of dense geography of language and…
