We’re all very excited to share with you the winners of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by the guest judges Rosebud Ben-Oni, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Today, we have second place winner by Samuel Piccone. Stay…
We’re all very excited to share with you the 1st Place Winner of the 2021 Award for New Poets, selected by judges Rosebud Ben-One, Andrés Cerpa, and Mai Der Vang. Please enjoy this modern epic by the singular Chibuihe Obi Achimba!…
In “ELEGY FOR OUR PSEUDOHISTORIES,” the speaker navigates a world of obstacle and trauma. After all, “What is a horse/ if not a vehicle to test its rider.” ELEGY FOR OUR PSEUDOHISTORIES All political and social ideologies came alive,…
As a platform for emerging poets, our mission is to provide practical help for serious writers. The community lifts itself up together or not at all. In that light, we’ve been asking some great editors from around the literary community…
In “Beloved Disney Character and No Further Questions,” the speaker shifts with the form of the poem: fragmented and utilizing stream of consciousness. The speaker seeks self-discovery through directness and improvisation. \
Thank you to everyone who sent us poetry this past year, hearts laid bare. Please enjoy below our selection of poets nominated for the Pushcart Prize. “Abandoned Sestina” by A.D. Lauren-Abunassar On the time spent trying to prove: I…
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…
In “Imagining My Sister in North Dakota,” a sister envisions her sister’s troubled reality through an intricate and profound prose poem; a reality that says “you are very small, only a blip in the field.” Imagining My Sister in…
Here’s a short selection, from our own Jose, of some of the best new poems that hit the web this November. These five poets, both established and emerging, deserve your attention and support—featuring work from Matthew J. Andrews in Pithead…
Congratulations to the talented emerging poet Chibuihe Obi Achimba, winner of the 2021 Award for New Poets, and a sincere thanks to everyone who submitted. Thank you, also, for your patience while we reviewed all the extraordinary work. Chibuihe Obi…
