Poetry: Ithaca by Yong-Yu Huang
In “Ithaca,” the breaking of the body, like the breaking of the line, signifies more than just physical fracture: memory, possibility, the void; all weigh heavily. Ithaca
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Poet in the Mirror: Heidi Seaborn
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 week, Heidi Seaborn—author of An Insomniac’s Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe (available now from PANK)—shares insight into…
In Class with Professor Donato Martinez of Santa Ana College
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…
Poetry: Violin with Nipple Grafts by J. Tommy White
In “Violin with Nipple Grafts,” the speaker compares their human body to the configuration of a violin; similarly, the intricacies of their composition are always on display for a skeptical audience. Violin with Nipple Grafts The significance of inheriting a…
Editors Talk: Alan Chazaro, Editor of HeadFake and Agni
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…
Poetry: As a Prominent Scholar Praises the Grace Jones Cover of “She’s Lost control,” I Consider Our Blackness within the Punk Aesthetic
In “As a Prominent Scholar Praises the Grace Jones Cover of “She’s Lost Control,” I Consider Our Blackness within the Punk Aesthetic,” the speaker reflects on the complexities of experimenting with the avant-garde or Punk scene while Black; ultimately, the…
August 2021 Deadlines: 12 Contests and Magazines With Deadlines This Month
New month, new courage: submit yourself to these fellowships, magazines, awards and internships. Remember, too, acceptances and rejections are by-products of this journey—crafting your authentic art is the goal. And as always, submit poetry for free to our New Voices. This…
Prose Poetry Lab Editor Profile: Jihyun Yun
Our Prose Poetry Lab, an MFA-style asynchronous course on writing prose poetry, closes tomorrow, July 31! You can submit and find more info here. Let us introduce you to the first of three editors who will be providing personal feedback…
Prose Poetry Lab Editor Profile: Jose Hernandez Diaz
Our Prose Poetry Lab, an MFA-style asynchronous course on writing prose poetry, closes at the end of this week! You can submit and find more info here. Let us introduce you to the first of three editors who will be…
Poetry: The Last Summer of Innocence by Zoë Fay-Stindt
In “The Last Summer of Innocence,” the speaker remembers the fickle nature of youth; the intricacies of those summers, however, never dies in the speaker’s ardent memory. The Last Summer of Innocence …
