LINE LEVEL #8
Welcome to LINE LEVEL: Craft Lessons from Poets of Color, a monthly column in which writer, editor, and educator Joanna Acevedo zooms in on an element of craft from the work of BIPOC poets. LINE LEVEL unfolds in three parts:…
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Poetry: “Luquillo Entre las Nubes” by Roxanne Cardona
“Do not be fooled / by this impenetrable face. / I am origin,” writes Roxanne Cardona in her poem, “Luquillo Entre las Nubes.” There is a timeless, ancient feel to these tercets, and Cardona manipulates her voice into the specific…
The 2024 “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge Winners & Finalists!
Please join us in congratulating the winner of Frontier Poetry‘s “(Not) In Love” Tanka Challenge, Diana Tokaji and her winning tanka “Physics Lesson: How a Girl Stores Power.” The Frontier Poetry team is so grateful for the unprecedented amount of…
Poetry: “When Hallmark Makes a Lesbian Wedding Commercial” by Ali Wood
Ali Wood’s emotionally charged depiction of this speaker’s experience shows the rise and fall of a Hallmark wedding commercial featuring lesbians, comparing it to the love story of her own two mothers and their wedding. Both bitter and sweet, Wood…
Poetry: “A Body is a Body is Anybody” by Katie Mihalek
Katie Mihalek expertly evokes a power dynamic that feels all too familiar for many young girls when she writes: “Smile when they tell you / you are cute, not beautiful.” Her poem, “A Body is a Body is Anybody,” explores…
2023 Ekphrastic Poetry Prize WINNER: “Still Life, Round” by Ryan Varadi
Please join us in congratulating the WINNER of Frontier Poetry‘s 2023 Ekphrastic Poetry Prize, Ryan Varadi. Dive into the vivid and evocative poem, selected by guest judge Steve Bellin-Oka, “Still Life, Round.” Here’s what Steve Bellin-Oka said about the poem:…
LINE LEVEL #7
Welcome to LINE LEVEL: Craft Lessons from Poets of Color, a monthly column in which writer, editor, and educator Joanna Acevedo zooms in on an element of craft from the work of BIPOC poets. LINE LEVEL unfolds in three parts:…
Poetry: “In Which Jesus Reincarnates as My Childhood Best Friend Turned First Love” by Emma Buckley
In this powerhouse of a poem, Emma Buckley mixes images of desire with images of religion, swirling together sensuality and sexuality with holy writ to create images and language which feel recognizable until she suddenly stands them on their head.…
2023 Ekphrastic Poetry Prize Second Place Winner: “Tokyo Prepartum” by Olga Maslova
It’s time to congratulate Frontier Poetry‘s Ekphrastic Poetry Prize Second Place winner, Olga Maslova. Dive into her impeccable poem, selected by guest judge Steve Bellin-Oka, “Tokyo Prepartum.” In this poem, Maslova effortlessly connects the narrative with the lyrical while keeping…
Poetry: “Ode To Two Enormous Slugs” by Anne Menasché
“Pure wonder, / and jealousy of the twisted universe’s / eye for both strategy and detail.” Anne Menasché brings existentialist dread and the world’s sheer, shocking and sometimes painful beauty into sharp and stunning relief in this quick but affecting…
