“Leng Neoi” translates in English to “pretty girl” yet the poem’s strength is resisting a simple presentation of beauty. Governed by a succession of monostiches, the speaker navigates its readers through fragments of childhood memories in which they attempt again…
The word “Issuance” is defined as the “action of formally making something known”. As readers navigate the difficult terrain that seamlessly blends a logical turn of phrase with the voracious desires of the heart, readers are rewarded with passageway into…
Congratulations to the talented poet Donte Collins, winner of the 2022 New Voices Contest! The entire Frontier Team offers a sincere thanks to everyone who submitted. Donte Collins has been selected for the $3000 prize by the incredible José Olivarez, …
We are extremely excited to announce that Jeni De La O will be our new Associate Editor ! A note from I.S. Jones, Frontier’s Editor in Chief: Please give a warm welcome to Frontier’s Associate Editor, Jeni De La…
The natural world often mirrors back to us our most primal acts. Looking to a horse giving birth, the poem’s speaker transmutes themselves between a human and horse the startling brightness of motherhood. What makes a poem of nature so…
We’re so proud to share some insight into the lives and hearts of today’s poets with our Poet In The Mirror series. This month, Shelley Wong— author of As She Appears (available now from YesYes Books)— shares insight into writing…
A poem that mingles the delight of budding desire against the backdrop of the natural world, “Primatology of Longing” moves readers from the snowy day of a first encounter to the soft non-verbal language of monkeys. Primatology of Longing…
A site of history and a landscape once marred by violence is reimagined with a gesture towards gentleness in Gellman’s poem. ‘Night Logic’ begins its readers at the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard but then cracks open the world so…
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…
