celebrating the genesis of great things
it's amazing how a crucial moment of discovery begins with a void, a necessary emptiness we must all stumble upon & confront like God, in the beginning, gathering the beauty of the world from nothing. Flourish Joshua saw the need for a close-knit poetry family where, albeit virtually, young poets may get the chance to review & comment on each other's work as well as share opportunities around poetry. looking back at what he's built, we can only ever appreciate his genius, warming ourselves in the light of a beautifully created world. months after this collective has witnessed so much beauty and light—from finding one another, to building a strong virtual poetry family with love at its epicenter—it is important that we return to the genesis of it all and remind ourselves, again, just how far we've come.
the world keeps moving on with the urgency of time, driving us forward through moments intense enough to make us easily forget the beginning of the road. fortunately, the celebration of anniversaries is the only valid way through which we can pin down time, in its never-ending haste, to focus on that memorial moment and, hopefully, make music out of it.
that being said, we're so excited to announce that on the 1st of July 2022, the Frontiers Collective will officially clock one year. in the spirit of celebration, we'd be hosting an anniversary virtual reading event on July 9, 2022; 4pm UTC +1. the event will be featuring American-Nigerian poet & author of Spells of My Name, I. S. Jones, as a guest to talk about the future of poetry (in Nigeria), and the factors affecting the existence & influence of quality lit mags in Nigeria. we are also honored to be hosting the author of the widely-acclaimed Sacrament of Bodies, Romeo Oriogun, who will be speaking on the importance of literary collectives as well as MFA programs. members of the Unserious Collective, the Deadliners, and the Frontiers Collective will read poems, and a micro chapbook from the Frontiers Collective will be released. this event will go live on google meet, and the link, shared soon.
we'd love for y'all to come celebrate with us as we mark one solid year of immense growth and blossoming friendship!
the world keeps moving on with the urgency of time, driving us forward through moments intense enough to make us easily forget the beginning of the road. fortunately, the celebration of anniversaries is the only valid way through which we can pin down time, in its never-ending haste, to focus on that memorial moment and, hopefully, make music out of it.
that being said, we're so excited to announce that on the 1st of July 2022, the Frontiers Collective will officially clock one year. in the spirit of celebration, we'd be hosting an anniversary virtual reading event on July 9, 2022; 4pm UTC +1. the event will be featuring American-Nigerian poet & author of Spells of My Name, I. S. Jones, as a guest to talk about the future of poetry (in Nigeria), and the factors affecting the existence & influence of quality lit mags in Nigeria. we are also honored to be hosting the author of the widely-acclaimed Sacrament of Bodies, Romeo Oriogun, who will be speaking on the importance of literary collectives as well as MFA programs. members of the Unserious Collective, the Deadliners, and the Frontiers Collective will read poems, and a micro chapbook from the Frontiers Collective will be released. this event will go live on google meet, and the link, shared soon.
we'd love for y'all to come celebrate with us as we mark one solid year of immense growth and blossoming friendship!
