1<!DOCTYPE html> 2<html lang="en-US"> 3<head> 4 <meta charset="UTF-8"> 5 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> 6 <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> 7 8 <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https://yoast.com/product/yoast-seo-wordpress/ --> 9 <title>Opportunity Cost - Frontier Poetry</title> 10 <link rel="canonical" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/opportunity-cost/" /> 11 <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> 12 <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> 13 <meta property="og:title" content="Opportunity Cost - Frontier Poetry" /> 14 <meta property="og:description" content="Winner of the 2021 Frontier Digital Chapbook Contest Abby Johnson Read the chapbook for free here. You can purchase the physical book from Barnes & Noble here. Please take time to review Abby’s chap on Goodreads here! Welcome to the…" /> 15 <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/opportunity-cost/" /> 16 <meta property="og:site_name" content="Frontier Poetry" /> 17 <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2024-08-01T18:36:13+00:00" /> 18 <meta property="og:image" content="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/chapbookFrederickSpeers_laurel.jpg" /> 19 <meta property="og:image:width" content="1000" /> 20 <meta property="og:image:height" content="600" /> 21 <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/jpeg" /> 22 <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> 23 <meta name="twitter:label1" content="Est. reading time" /> 24 <meta name="twitter:data1" content="4 minutes" /> 25
25<script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/","url":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/","name":"Opportunity Cost - Frontier Poetry","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/chapbookFrederickSpeers_laurel.jpg","datePublished":"2022-05-03T17:52:39+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-01T18:36:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/chapbookFrederickSpeers_laurel.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/chapbookFrederickSpeers_laurel.jpg","width":1000,"height":600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Opportunity Cost"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/","name":"Frontier Poetry","description":"Exploring the Edges of Contemporary Poetry","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}</script>
25 26 <!-- / Yoast SEO plugin. --> 27 28 29<link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//fonts.googleapis.com' /> 30<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Frontier Poetry » Feed" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/feed/" /> 31<link rel="preload" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/bb-plugin/fonts/fontawesome/7.2.0/webfonts/fa-solid-900.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin="anonymous"> 32 <!-- This site uses the Google Analytics by MonsterInsights plugin v11.3.0 - Using Analytics tracking - https://www.monsterinsights.com/ -->
vendor: 59 bytes, lines 32-33
32 33 <script src="//www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=
33G-YSC0S2D321
vendor: 91 bytes, lines 33-34
33" data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" type="text/javascript" async></script> 34
34<script data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" type="text/javascript"> 35 var mi_version = '11.3.0'; 36 var mi_track_user = true; 37 var mi_no_track_reason = ''; 38 var MonsterInsightsDefaultLocations = {"page_location":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com\/opportunity-cost\/"}; 39 MonsterInsightsDefaultLocations.page_location = window.location.href; 40 if ( typeof MonsterInsightsPrivacyGuardFilter === 'function' ) { 41 var MonsterInsightsLocations = (typeof MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery === 'object') ? MonsterInsightsPrivacyGuardFilter( MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery ) : MonsterInsightsPrivacyGuardFilter( MonsterInsightsDefaultLocations ); 42 } else { 43 var MonsterInsightsLocations = (typeof MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery === 'object') ? MonsterInsightsExcludeQuery : MonsterInsightsDefaultLocations; 44 } 45 46 var disableStrs = [ 47 'ga-disable-G-YSC0S2D321', 48 ]; 49 50 /* Function to detect opted out users */ 51 function __gtagTrackerIsOptedOut() { 52 for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { 53 if (document.cookie.indexOf(disableStrs[index] + '=true') > -1) { 54 return true; 55 } 56 } 57 58 return false; 59 } 60 61 /* Disable tracking if the opt-out cookie exists. */ 62 if (__gtagTrackerIsOptedOut()) { 63 for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { 64 window[disableStrs[index]] = true; 65 } 66 } 67 68 /* Opt-out function */ 69 function __gtagTrackerOptout() { 70 for (var index = 0; index < disableStrs.length; index++) { 71 document.cookie = disableStrs[index] + '=true; expires=Thu, 31 Dec 2099 23:59:59 UTC; path=/'; 72 window[disableStrs[index]] = true; 73 } 74 } 75 76 if ('undefined' === typeof gaOptout) { 77 function gaOptout() { 78 __gtagTrackerOptout(); 79 } 80 } 81 window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; 82 83 window.MonsterInsightsDualTracker = { 84 helpers: {}, 85 trackers: {}, 86 }; 87 if (mi_track_user) { 88 function __gtagDataLayer() { 89 dataLayer.push(arguments); 90 } 91 92 function __gtagTracker(type, name, parameters) { 93 if (!parameters) { 94 parameters = {}; 95 } 96 97 if (parameters.send_to) { 98 __gtagDataLayer.apply(null, arguments); 99 return; 100 } 101 102 if (type === 'event') { 103 parameters.send_to = monsterinsights_frontend.v4_id; 104 var hookName = name; 105 if (typeof parameters['event_category'] !== 'undefined') { 106 hookName = parameters['event_category'] + ':' + name; 107 } 108 109 if (typeof MonsterInsightsDualTracker.trackers[hookName] !== 'undefined') { 110 MonsterInsightsDualTracker.trackers[hookName](parameters); 111 } else { 112 __gtagDataLayer('event', name, parameters); 113 } 114 115 } else { 116 __gtagDataLayer.apply(null, arguments); 117 } 118 } 119 120 __gtagTracker('js', new Date()); 121 __gtagTracker('set', { 122 'developer_id.dZGIzZG': true, 123 }); 124 if ( MonsterInsightsLocations.page_location ) { 125 __gtagTracker('set', MonsterInsightsLocations); 126 } 127 __gtagTracker('config', 'G-YSC0S2D321', {"forceSSL":"true"} ); 128 window.gtag = __gtagTracker; (function () { 129 /* https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/ */ 130 /* ga and __gaTracker compatibility shim. */ 131 var noopfn = function () { 132 return null; 133 }; 134 var newtracker = function () { 135 return new Tracker(); 136 }; 137 var Tracker = function () { 138 return null; 139 }; 140 var p = Tracker.prototype; 141 p.get = noopfn; 142 p.set = noopfn; 143 p.send = function () { 144 var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments); 145 args.unshift('send'); 146 __gaTracker.apply(null, args); 147 }; 148 var __gaTracker = function () { 149 var len = arguments.length; 150 if (len === 0) { 151 return; 152 } 153 var f = arguments[len - 1]; 154 if (typeof f !== 'object' || f === null || typeof f.hitCallback !== 'function') { 155 if ('send' === arguments[0]) { 156 var hitConverted, hitObject = false, action; 157 if ('event' === arguments[1]) { 158 if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[3]) { 159 hitObject = { 160 'eventAction': arguments[3], 161 'eventCategory': arguments[2], 162 'eventLabel': arguments[4], 163 'value': arguments[5] ? arguments[5] : 1, 164 } 165 } 166 } 167 if ('pageview' === arguments[1]) { 168 if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[2]) { 169 hitObject = { 170 'eventAction': 'page_view', 171 'page_path': arguments[2], 172 } 173 } 174 } 175 if (typeof arguments[2] === 'object') { 176 hitObject = arguments[2]; 177 } 178 if (typeof arguments[5] === 'object') { 179 Object.assign(hitObject, arguments[5]); 180 } 181 if ('undefined' !== typeof arguments[1].hitType) { 182 hitObject = arguments[1]; 183 if ('pageview' === hitObject.hitType) { 184 hitObject.eventAction = 'page_view'; 185 } 186 } 187 if (hitObject) { 188 action = 'timing' === arguments[1].hitType ? 'timing_complete' : hitObject.eventAction;
189 hitConverted = mapArgs(hitObject); 190 __gtagTracker('event', action, hitConverted); 191 } 192 } 193 return; 194 } 195 196 function mapArgs(args) { 197 var arg, hit = {}; 198 var gaMap = { 199 'eventCategory': 'event_category', 200 'eventAction': 'event_action', 201 'eventLabel': 'event_label', 202 'eventValue': 'event_value', 203 'nonInteraction': 'non_interaction', 204 'timingCategory': 'event_category', 205 'timingVar': 'name', 206 'timingValue': 'value', 207 'timingLabel': 'event_label', 208 'page': 'page_path', 209 'location': 'page_location', 210 'title': 'page_title', 211 'referrer' : 'page_referrer', 212 }; 213 for (arg in args) { 214 if (!(!args.hasOwnProperty(arg) || !gaMap.hasOwnProperty(arg))) { 215 hit[gaMap[arg]] = args[arg]; 216 } else { 217 hit[arg] = args[arg]; 218 } 219 } 220 return hit; 221 } 222 223 try { 224 f.hitCallback(); 225 } catch (ex) { 226 } 227 }; 228 __gaTracker.create = newtracker; 229 __gaTracker.getByName = newtracker; 230 __gaTracker.getAll = function () { 231 return []; 232 }; 233 __gaTracker.remove = noopfn; 234 __gaTracker.loaded = true; 235 window['__gaTracker'] = __gaTracker; 236 })(); 237 } else { 238 console.log(""); 239 (function () { 240 function __gtagTracker() { 241 return null; 242 } 243 244 window['__gtagTracker'] = __gtagTracker; 245 window['gtag'] = __gtagTracker; 246 })(); 247 } 248 </script>
248 249 <!-- / Google Analytics by MonsterInsights --> 250 <style id="wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css"> 251img:is([sizes=auto i],[sizes^="auto," i]){contain-intrinsic-size:3000px 1500px} 252/*# sourceURL=wp-img-auto-sizes-contain-inline-css */ 253</style> 254<style id="wp-block-library-inline-css"> 255:root{--wp-block-synced-color:#7a00df;--wp-block-synced-color--rgb:122,0,223;--wp-bound-block-color:var(--wp-block-synced-color);--wp-editor-canvas-background:#ddd;--wp-admin-theme-color:#007cba;--wp-admin-theme-color--rgb:0,124,186;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10:#006ba1;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-10--rgb:0,107,160.5;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20:#005a87;--wp-admin-theme-color-darker-20--rgb:0,90,135;--wp-admin-border-width-focus:2px}@media (min-resolution:192dpi){:root{--wp-admin-border-width-focus:1.5px}}.wp-element-button{cursor:pointer}:root .has-very-light-gray-background-color{background-color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-background-color{background-color:#313131}:root .has-very-light-gray-color{color:#eee}:root .has-very-dark-gray-color{color:#313131}:root .has-vivid-green-cyan-to-vivid-cyan-blue-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#00d084,#0693e3)}:root .has-purple-crush-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#34e2e4,#4721fb 50%,#ab1dfe)}:root .has-hazy-dawn-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#faaca8,#dad0ec)}:root .has-subdued-olive-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fafae1,#67a671)}:root .has-atomic-cream-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#fdd79a,#004a59)}:root .has-nightshade-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#330968,#31cdcf)}:root .has-midnight-gradient-background{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#020381,#2874fc)}:root{--wp--preset--font-size--normal:16px;
255--wp--preset--font-size--huge:42px}.has-regular-font-size{font-size:1em}.has-larger-font-size{font-size:2.625em}.has-normal-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--normal)}.has-huge-font-size{font-size:var(--wp--preset--font-size--huge)}:root .has-text-align-center{text-align:center}:root .has-text-align-left{text-align:left}:root .has-text-align-right{text-align:right}.has-fit-text{white-space:nowrap!important}#end-resizable-editor-section{display:none}.aligncenter{clear:both}.items-justified-left{justify-content:flex-start}.items-justified-center{justify-content:center}.items-justified-right{justify-content:flex-end}.items-justified-space-between{justify-content:space-between}.screen-reader-text{word-wrap:normal!important;border:0;clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}.screen-reader-text:focus{background-color:#ddd;clip-path:none;color:#444;display:block;font-size:1em;height:auto;left:5px;line-height:normal;padding:15px 23px 14px;text-decoration:none;top:5px;width:auto;z-index:100000}html :where(.has-border-color){border-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-color]){border-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-top-color]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-right-color]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-bottom-color]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-left-color]){border-left-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-width]){border-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-top-width]){border-top-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-right-width]){border-right-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-bottom-width]){border-bottom-style:solid}html :where([style*=border-left-width]){border-left-style:solid}html :where(img[class*=wp-image-]){height:auto;max-width:100%}:where(figure){margin:0 0 1em}html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--height,0px)}@media screen and (max-width:600px){html :where(.is-position-sticky){--wp-admin--admin-bar--position-offset:0px}} 256 257/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/common.min.css */ 258</style> 259<style id="classic-theme-styles-inline-css"> 260/*! This file is auto-generated */ 261.wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none} 262/*# sourceURL=/wp-includes/css/classic-themes.min.css */ 263</style> 264 265<style id="global-styles-inline-css"> 266:root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(6,147,227) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(252,185,0) 0%,rgb(255,105,0) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,105,0) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);
266--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgb(255, 255, 255), 6px 6px rgb(0, 0, 0);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgb(0, 0, 0);}:where(body) { margin: 0; }:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}:root :where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){background-color: #32373c;border-width: 0;color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit;letter-spacing: inherit;line-height: inherit;padding-top: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-right: calc(1.333em + 2px);padding-bottom: calc(0.667em + 2px);padding-left: calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration: none;text-transform: inherit;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}
266.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;} 267/*# sourceURL=global-styles-inline-css */ 268</style> 269 270<link rel='stylesheet' id='font-awesome-5-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/bb-plugin/fonts/fontawesome/7.2.0/css/all.min.css?ver=2.11.1.1' media='all' /> 271<link rel='stylesheet' id='fl-builder-layout-2861-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/2861-layout.css?ver=ce0031d84d3c53880174e120658430b8' media='all' /> 272<link rel='stylesheet' id='fontawesome-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-to-unlock/fontawesome/css/all.min.css?ver=1.1.5' media='all' /> 273<link rel='stylesheet' id='stu-frontend-style-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-to-unlock//css/stu-frontend.css?ver=1.1.5' media='all' /> 274<link rel='stylesheet' id='poppins-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-to-unlock//font-face/stylesheet.css?ver=1.1.5' media='all' /> 275<link rel='stylesheet' id='fp-fonts-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Overpass:200,200i,600,600i|Libre+Baskerville:400,400i,700,700i&ver=7.0.6' media='all' /> 276<link rel='stylesheet' id='fp-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/dist/frontierpoetry.css?ver=1617987821' media='all' /> 277<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp_mailjet_form_builder_widget-widget-front-styles-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/mailjet-for-wordpress/src/widgetformbuilder/css/front-widget.css?ver=6.2.3' media='all' /> 278<link rel='stylesheet' id='fl-builder-wp-editor-css' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/bb-plugin/css/build/wp-editor.bundle.min.css?ver=2.11.1.1' media='all' />
279<script id="nelio-ab-testing-visitor-type-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/nelio-ab-testing/assets/dist/js/visitor-type.js?ver=6f98d4b4038292f4b6ee"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 279
279
280<script async data-wp-strategy="async" id="monsterinsights-frontend-script-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/google-analytics-for-wordpress/assets/js/frontend-gtag.min.js?ver=11.3.0"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 280
280
281<script data-cfasync="false" data-wpfc-render="false" type="text/javascript" id='monsterinsights-frontend-script-js-extra'>/* <![CDATA[ */ 282var monsterinsights_frontend = {"js_events_tracking":"true","download_extensions":"doc,pdf,ppt,zip,xls,docx,pptx,xlsx","inbound_paths":"[]","home_url":"https:\/\/www.frontierpoetry.com","hash_tracking":"false","v4_id":"G-YSC0S2D321"};/* ]]> */ 283</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 283
283
284<script id="jquery-core-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.min.js?ver=3.7.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 284
284
285<script id="jquery-migrate-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=3.4.1"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 285
285
286<script id="stu-frontend-script-js-extra"> 287var stu_frontend_obj = {"ajax_url":"https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php","ajax_nonce":"784786a44f"}; 288//# sourceURL=stu-frontend-script-js-extra 289</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 289
289
290<script id="stu-frontend-script-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/subscribe-to-unlock//js/stu-frontend.js?ver=1.1.5"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 290
290
291<script id="fp-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/dist/frontierpoetry.js?ver=1502818287"></script>
291 292<link rel="https://api.w.org/" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-json/" /><link rel="alternate" title="JSON" type="application/json" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2861" /><link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> 293<link rel='shortlink' href='https://www.frontierpoetry.com/?p=2861' /> 294 295<!-- Facebook Pixel Code -->
296<script>
vendor: 407 bytes, lines 296-305
296 297!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) 298{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? 299n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; 300if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; 301n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; 302t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; 303s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script', 304'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); 305fbq('init', '
305817861995034029
vendor: 32 bytes, lines 305-306
305'); 306fbq('track', 'PageView');
307</script>
307 308<noscript> 309<img height="1" width="1" 310src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=817861995034029&ev=PageView 311&noscript=1"/> 312</noscript> 313<!-- End Facebook Pixel Code --> 314 315 316
316<script type="text/javascript"> 317 (function(c, l, a, r, i, t, y) { 318 c[a] = c[a] || function() { 319 (c[a].q = c[a].q || []).push(arguments) 320 }; 321 t = l.createElement(r); 322 t.async = 1; 323 t.src = "https://www.clarity.ms/tag/" + i + "?ref=wordpress"; 324 y = l.getElementsByTagName(r)[0]; 325 y.parentNode.insertBefore(t, y); 326 })(window, document, "clarity", "script", "y1ulnjhbbj"); 327 </script>
327 328
328<script type="application/javascript"> 329 (function(b,o,n,g,s,r,c){if(b[s])return;b[s]={};b[s].scriptToken="XzIzNTIzMTg1";b[s].callsQueue=[];b[s].api=function(){b[s].callsQueue.push(arguments);};r=o.createElement(n);c=o.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];r.async=1;r.src=g;r.id=s+n;c.parentNode.insertBefore(r,c);})(window,document,"script","https://cdn.oribi.io/XzIzNTIzMTg1/oribi.js","ORIBI"); 330</script>
330<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/img/favicon.png?v=2"><link rel="icon" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-fronlogo_boxed-32x32.png" sizes="32x32" /> 331<link rel="icon" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-fronlogo_boxed-192x192.png" sizes="192x192" /> 332<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-fronlogo_boxed-180x180.png" /> 333<meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-fronlogo_boxed-270x270.png" /> 334<style id="wp-custom-css"> 335.submit-btn { 336 background:#BC9B5D; 337 color:#fff; 338} 339</style> 340</head> 341 342<body class="wp-singular page-template-default page page-id-2861 wp-theme-frontierpoetry site fl-builder fl-builder-2-11-1-1 fl-no-js"> 343 <div class="wrap"> 344 <header class="header"> 345 <div class="header-top"> 346 <div class="container"> 347 <a href="/" class="header-brand">Frontier Poetry</a> 348 349 <ul class="social-icons" style="line-height: 16px"> 350 <li> 351 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrontierPoetry/" target="_blank"> 352 <span class="screen-reader-text">Facebook</span> 353 <img src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/icons/facebook-666.svg" width="16" alt="Facebook"> 354 </a> 355 </li> 356 <li> 357 <a href="https://twitter.com/FrontierPoetry" target="_blank"> 358 <span class="screen-reader-text">Twitter</span> 359 <img src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/icons/twitter-666.svg" width="16" alt="Twitter"> 360 </a> 361 </li> 362 </ul> 363 364 <a href="#mobile-menu" class="header-toggle"><span class='screen-reader-text'>Menu</span><img src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/icons/menu-666.svg" width="16" alt=""></a> 365 </div> 366 </div> 367 368 <nav class="header-nav"> 369 <div class="container"> 370 <ul id="menu-main-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-1665" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-1665"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/poetry/">Poetry & Chapbooks</a> 371<ul class="sub-menu"> 372 <li id="menu-item-2340" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2340"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/poetry/">New Poetry</a></li> 373 <li id="menu-item-2339" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2339"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/poetry/contest-winners/">Contest Winners</a></li> 374 <li id="menu-item-5578" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5578"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/jessie-keary-explaining-a-dress/">Jessie Kearyâs 2024 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 375 <li id="menu-item-4710" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4710"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/kathryn-hargett-hsu-good-listener/">Kathryn Hargett-Hsuâs 2023 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 376 <li id="menu-item-2863" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-2861 current_page_item menu-item-2863"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/opportunity-cost/" aria-current="page">Abby Johnson’s 2021 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 377 <li id="menu-item-2337" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2337"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/in-the-year-of-our-making-unmaking/">Frederick Speers’s 2020 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 378 <li id="menu-item-2274" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2274"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/shadow-black/">Naima Tokunow’s 2019 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 379 <li id="menu-item-2275" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2275"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/how-often-i-have-chosen-love/">Xiao Yue Shan’s 2018 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 380</ul> 381</li> 382<li id="menu-item-2343" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-2343"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/daily/">More</a> 383<ul class="sub-menu"> 384 <li id="menu-item-4362" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4362"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/columns/">Columns</a></li> 385 <li id="menu-item-2346" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2346"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/interviews/">Interviews</a></li> 386 <li id="menu-item-2345" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2345"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/exceptional-poetry/">Exceptional Poetry</a></li> 387 <li id="menu-item-2344" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2344"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/monthly-deadlines/">Monthly Deadlines</a></li> 388</ul> 389</li> 390<li id="menu-item-6604" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6604"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/2026-portrait-challenge/">2026 Portrait Challenge</a></li> 391<li id="menu-item-6617" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6617"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/2026-fall-poetry-lab-copy/">2026 Fall Poetry Lab</a></li> 392<li id="menu-item-39" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-39"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/about/">About</a> 393<ul class="sub-menu"> 394 <li id="menu-item-2342" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2342"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/about/">About Frontier</a></li> 395 <li id="menu-item-827" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-827"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/past-awards/">Past Awards</a></li> 396 <li id="menu-item-516" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-516"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/calendar/">Calendar</a></li> 397 <li id="menu-item-2341" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2341"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/faq/">FAQ</a></li> 398</ul> 399</li> 400<li id="menu-item-44" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-44"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/submit/">Submissions</a> 401<ul class="sub-menu"> 402 <li id="menu-item-6563" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6563"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/dna-prize/">The $60,000 Discover New Art Prize for Poetry & Prose</a></li> 403</ul> 404</li> 405<li id="menu-item-5121" class="submit-btn menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5121"><a href="https://frontier.submittable.com/submit">Submit</a></li> 406</ul> </div> 407 </nav> 408 </header> 409 410 <main> 411<div class="container"> 412 <div class="row"> 413 <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8"> 414 <h1 class="page-title">Opportunity Cost</h1>
414 <div class="fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-2861 fl-builder-content-primary fl-builder-global-templates-locked" data-post-id="2861"><div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-jerbn6giyxz3 fl-row-full-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="jerbn6giyxz3"> 415 <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> 416 <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> 417 418<div class="fl-col-group fl-node-46y5cnfj2dx0" data-node="46y5cnfj2dx0"> 419 <div class="fl-col fl-node-rqdmj4l2s8o6 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="rqdmj4l2s8o6"> 420 <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-wpkamcrhz46g" data-node="wpkamcrhz46g" aria-label="Photo"> 421 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 422 <div role="figure" class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> 423 <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> 424 <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-2860 size-full" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/chapbook_abbyjohnson_laurel-copy.jpg" alt="chapbook_abbyjohnson_laurel copy" height="600" width="1000" title="chapbook_abbyjohnson_laurel copy" itemprop="image" srcset="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/chapbook_abbyjohnson_laurel-copy.jpg 1000w, https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/chapbook_abbyjohnson_laurel-copy-900x540.jpg 900w, https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/chapbook_abbyjohnson_laurel-copy-768x461.jpg 768w, https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/chapbook_abbyjohnson_laurel-copy-100x60.jpg 100w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /> 425 </div> 426 </div> 427 </div> 428</div> 429</div> 430</div> 431 </div> 432 433<div class="fl-col-group fl-node-ux6qoa3h9lt2" data-node="ux6qoa3h9lt2"> 434 <div class="fl-col fl-node-62t9wzyfn087 fl-col-bg-color" data-node="62t9wzyfn087"> 435 <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-subscribe-form fl-node-e8jmvtu472qx" data-node="e8jmvtu472qx" aria-label="Subscribe Form"> 436 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 437 <div role="form" class="fl-subscribe-form fl-subscribe-form-stacked fl-subscribe-form-name-show fl-form fl-clearfix" > 438<input type="hidden" id="fl-subscribe-form-nonce" name="fl-subscribe-form-nonce" value="d03ee08346" /><input type="hidden" name="_wp_http_referer" value="/opportunity-cost/" /> <div class="fl-form-field"> 439 <label for="fl-subscribe-form-name-e8jmvtu472qx" class="hidden">Name</label> 440 <input type="text" id="fl-subscribe-form-name-e8jmvtu472qx" placeholder="Name" aria-label="Name" aria-describedby="name-error-e8jmvtu472qx" name="fl-subscribe-form-name" class="fl-subscribe-form-name" required /> 441 <div id="name-error-e8jmvtu472qx" class="fl-form-error-message" role="alert">Please enter your name.</div> 442 </div> 443 444 <div class="fl-form-field"> 445 <label for="fl-subscribe-form-email-e8jmvtu472qx" class="hidden">Email Address</label> 446 <input type="email" id="fl-subscribe-form-email-e8jmvtu472qx" placeholder="Email Address" aria-label="Email Address" aria-describedby="email-error-e8jmvtu472qx" name="fl-subscribe-form-email" class="fl-subscribe-form-email" required /> 447 <div id="email-error-e8jmvtu472qx" class="fl-form-error-message" role="alert">Please enter a valid email address.</div> 448 </div> 449 450 451 452 453 <div class="fl-form-button" data-wait-text="Please Wait..."> 454 <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-full fl-button-left fl-button-has-icon"><a class="fl-button" role="button" tabindex="0"><span class="fl-button-text">Send me the free chapbook!</span><i class="fl-button-icon fl-button-icon-after fas fa-envelope-open-text" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></div> </div> 455 456 457 <div class="fl-form-success-message" role="alert"><p>Thank you for subscribing! <a href="https://bit.ly/naima-tokunow">Read the free <em>Shadow Black</em> now.</a></p></div> 458 459 <div class="fl-form-error-message" role="alert">Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.</div> 460 461</div role="form"> 462 </div> 463</div> 464<div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-vguxyqzrlap3" data-node="vguxyqzrlap3" aria-label="Text Editor"> 465 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 466 <div class="fl-rich-text"> 467 <h2 style="text-align: center;">Winner of the 2021 Frontier Digital Chapbook Contest</h2> 468<h2 style="text-align: center;">Abby Johnson</h2> 469<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bit.ly/opportunity-cost-2022">Read the chapbook for free here.</a></p> 470<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/opportunity-cost-abby-johnson/1141442936?ean=9780578299488">You can purchase the physical book from Barnes & Noble here.</a></p> 471<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61044847-opportunity-cost">Please take time to review Abby's chap on Goodreads here!</a></p> 472<p>Welcome to the fourth collection in our chapbook series! As we've said before: the mission of the chapbook contest has never been to produce a collection that would need to turn a profit, but simply to identify the strongest work by an emerging poet that we could champion in its publication as a free digital chapbook.</p> 473<p><a href="https://bit.ly/opportunity-cost-2022"><img decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2859 size-full" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OC-Cover.jpg" alt="" width="366" height="591" srcset="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OC-Cover.jpg 366w, https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OC-Cover-62x100.jpg 62w" sizes="(max-width: 366px) 100v
473w, 366px" /></a></p> 474<p> </p> 475<h2><strong>SYNOPSIS</strong></h2> 476<div>Johnson recounts what it means to live after assault and navigate once-safe spaces now haunted by pain. The speaker talks to old friends, wakes from troubling dreams, has physically intimate moments, even watches television. Yet none of these moments are free from the haunting presence of trauma. With shifting yet repetitive form, sharp imagery, and mesmerizing vulnerability, <i>Opportunity Cost </i>seeks not to be healed, but to be heard.</div> 477<p> </p> 478<h2><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</strong></h2> 479<p><strong>Abby Johnson</strong> is a poet and a Hoosier who is proud of the local art scene that fostered her. She received her MFA in Creative Writing through Butler University. During her time there, she served as Poetry Co-Editor for <em>Booth: A Journal</em>. She has poems published in <em>Turnpike Magazine, Josephine Quarterly, The Indianapolis Review</em>, and most recently in the Winter/Spring 2020 issue of <em>Sycamore Review.</em></p> 480<p> </p> 481<h2><strong>PRAISE </strong></h2> 482<blockquote><p>â<em>Opportunity Cost</em> is a skillfully built sequence about grappling with the aftermath of assault. Ordinarily innocuous parts of language, like punctuation and the act of editing ones words, become powerful tools with which the poet explores the torturous ways we negotiate pain caused by those close to us. It is a unique book on an often difficult to navigate topic. I am grateful for it, grateful to the poet who crafted it."</p></blockquote> 483<p style="padding-left: 120px;">â<strong>Kazim Ali</strong>, 2021 Chapbook Judge</p> 484<div class="column"> 485<p> </p> 486<blockquote><p>"This book is awake to its own pain. This book is determined to put it on the record. For me, this book is true solace, stark truth<span style="font-weight: 400;">â</span>therefore necessary for all of us to read."</p></blockquote> 487<p style="padding-left: 120px;">â<strong>Alessandra Lynch</strong>, Author of <em>Pretty Tripwire</em></p> 488<p> </p> 489<blockquote><p>"<em>Opportunity Cost </em>is a stunning collection of poems that orbit a luminous and relentless rage, but also cling tight to a relationship with survival, with pleasure, with everything on the other side. And it is that, that reaching towards an understanding of an <em>after</em> that allows these poems to sing well beyond the page."</p></blockquote> 490<p style="padding-left: 120px;">â<strong>Hanif Abdurraqib</strong>, Author of <em>A Fortune for Your Disaster</em></p> 491<p> </p> 492<blockquote><p>"The poems in Abby Johnsonâs <em>Opportunity Cost</em> show us how assault changes the way a person experiences the world. Everything becomes a reminder, a threat: the movers who steal underwear off her dresser, the rain which touches the speaker without her consent, evenâor perhaps, especiallyâlanguage. In the poem <em>He</em>, the assailant infects every single word. In the series, <em>To My Assailantâs Wife</em>, the speaker struggles between what to reveal and what to erase. Who can the speaker trust with her story? Can she trust you?"</p></blockquote> 493<p style="padding-left: 120px;">â<strong>Paige Lewis</strong>, Author of <em>Space Struck</em></p> 494<p> </p> 495<h2><strong>EXCERPT</strong></h2> 496<p> </p> 497<div class="page" title="Page 9"> 498<div class="layoutArea"> 499<div class="column"> 500<h3>Opportunity Cost</h3> 501<p>If: he assaults me<br /> 502then: strip to shame: shower twice a day<br /> 503If: taste the word: whisper it: slut<br /> 504then: whimper prayer: let this: be pure<br /> 505If: pucker at sting of lemon: cut open: another<br /> 506then: wail when it storms: no one listens<br /> 507If: panic is a body<br /> 508then: it marries: me</p> 509<p>If: he does not assault me<br /> 510then: my name spoken: my own voice<br /> 511If: desire is clear water: sand at the bottom<br /> 512then: mirror: image<br /> 513If: breathing slowly like a child<br /> 514then: alone with a man: comfort<br /> 515If: unimaginable if: I want it<br /> 516then: I want it</p> 517<p> </p> 518<h3>To My Assailantâs Wife</h3> 519<p><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">You are so pretty</span> you <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">must</span> deserve to be treated well.<br /> 520It seems cruel to tell you this now.</p> 521</div> 522</div> 523</div> 524</div> 525</div> 526 </div> 527</div> 528<div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-6v2elcxm4ywj" data-node="6v2elcxm4ywj" aria-label="Text Editor"> 529 <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> 530 <div class="fl-rich-text"> 531 </div> 532 </div> 533</div> 534</div> 535</div> 536 </div> 537 </div> 538 </div> 539</div> 540</div> </div> 541 542 <div class="sidebar col-xs-12 col-md-3 col-md-offset-1"> 543 <aside id="custom_html-2" class="widget_text widget widget_custom_html"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div style="text-align: center"> 544 545<div class="fb-like-box" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/FrontierPoetry" data-width="250" data-show-faces="false" data-stream="true" data-header="true"></div> 546 547<a href="https://twitter.com/FrontierPoetry" class="twitter-follow-button" data-show-count="false">Follow @FrontierPoetry</a>
547<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
547 548 549</div></div></aside><aside id="media_image-2" class="widget widget_media_image"><a href="https://frontier.submittable.com/submit"><img width="250" height="256" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/submit-sidebar-widget.jpg" class="image wp-image-341 attachment-full size-full" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/submit-sidebar-widget.jpg 250w, https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/submit-sidebar-widget-98x100.jpg 98w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px" /></a></aside><aside id="media_image-3" class="widget widget_media_image"><a href="http://eepurl.com/c9IubP" target="_blank"><img width="150" height="200" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FP_newsletter-1.png" class="image wp-image-1679 attachment-full size-full" alt="" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FP_newsletter-1.png 150w, https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FP_newsletter-1-75x100.png 75w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a></aside></div> 550 </div> 551</div> 552 553 </main> </div> 554 555 <footer class="footer"> 556 <div class="container"> 557 <div class="row"> 558 <div class="footer-newsletter col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-5"> 559 <p><strong>Join our mailing list!</strong> <br> Poems, news, and other resources for writers…</p> 560 <!--<form action="https://frontierpoetry.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=b89b6a7aced7a50b97f526695&id=a4d2d00957" method="post"> 561 <input type="email" name="EMAIL" placeholder="Email Address" required> 562 <button class="button" type="submit">Subscribe Now</button> 563 564 <div style="position: absolute; left: -5000px;" aria-hidden="true"> 565 <input type="text" name="b_b89b6a7aced7a50b97f526695_a4d2d00957" tabindex="-1" value=""> 566 </div> 567</form>--> 568 569<iframe data-w-type="embedded" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://xjql8.mjt.lu/wgt/xjql8/xssm/form?c=59e9d85c" width="100%" style="height: 0;"></iframe> 570
571<script type="text/javascript" src="https://app.mailjet.com/pas-nc-embedded-v1.js"></script>
571 572 </div> 573 574 <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6 col-lg-offset-1"> 575 <p class="footer-copyright">© 2010–2026 by Frontier Poetry</p> 576 577 <ul id="menu-footer-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-1670" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1670"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/poetry/">Poetry</a></li> 578<li id="menu-item-1671" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1671"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/interviews/">Interviews</a></li> 579<li id="menu-item-1672" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1672"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/daily/">Daily</a></li> 580<li id="menu-item-1673" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1673"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/monthly-deadlines/">Monthly Deadlines</a></li> 581<li id="menu-item-1674" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1674"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/exceptional-poetry/">Exceptional Poetry</a></li> 582<li id="menu-item-1675" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1675"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/resources/">Resources</a></li> 583<li id="menu-item-1676" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-1676"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/essays/">Essays</a></li> 584<li id="menu-item-54" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-54"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/terms/">Terms & Conditions</a></li> 585<li id="menu-item-53" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-53"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/privacy/">Privacy Policy</a></li> 586</ul> 587 588 <ul class="social-icons" style="line-height: 24px"> 589 <li> 590 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrontierPoetry/" target="_blank"> 591 <span class="screen-reader-text">Facebook</span> 592 <img src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/icons/facebook-fff.svg" width="24" alt="Facebook"> 593 </a> 594 </li> 595 <li> 596 <a href="https://twitter.com/FrontierPoetry" target="_blank"> 597 <span class="screen-reader-text">Twitter</span> 598 <img src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/icons/twitter-fff.svg" width="24" alt="Twitter"> 599 </a> 600 </li> 601 </ul> 602 603 604 <img class="footer-logo" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/img/fp-white.svg" alt="Frontier Poetry"> 605 </div> 606 </div> 607 </div> 608 </footer> 609 610 <div id="mobile-menu" class="mobile-menu"> 611 <a href="#" class="mobile-menu-close"><span class='screen-reader-text'>Close Menu</span><img src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/assets/icons/close-fff.svg" width="48" alt=""></a> 612 613 <ul id="menu-main-menu-1" class="menu"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-1665"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/poetry/">Poetry & Chapbooks</a> 614<ul class="sub-menu"> 615 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2340"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/poetry/">New Poetry</a></li> 616 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2339"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/poetry/contest-winners/">Contest Winners</a></li> 617 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5578"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/jessie-keary-explaining-a-dress/">Jessie Kearyâs 2024 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 618 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4710"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/kathryn-hargett-hsu-good-listener/">Kathryn Hargett-Hsuâs 2023 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 619 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page current-menu-item page_item page-item-2861 current_page_item menu-item-2863"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/opportunity-cost/" aria-current="page">Abby Johnson’s 2021 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 620 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2337"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/in-the-year-of-our-making-unmaking/">Frederick Speers’s 2020 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 621 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2274"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/shadow-black/">Naima Tokunow’s 2019 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 622 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2275"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/how-often-i-have-chosen-love/">Xiao Yue Shan’s 2018 Winning Chapbook</a></li> 623</ul> 624</li> 625<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-2343"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/daily/">More</a> 626<ul class="sub-menu"> 627 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-4362"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/columns/">Columns</a></li> 628 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2346"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/interviews/">Interviews</a></li> 629 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2345"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/exceptional-poetry/">Exceptional Poetry</a></li> 630 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-2344"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/category/monthly-deadlines/">Monthly Deadlines</a></li> 631</ul> 632</li> 633<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6604"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/2026-portrait-challenge/">2026 Portrait Challenge</a></li> 634<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6617"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/2026-fall-poetry-lab-copy/">2026 Fall Poetry Lab</a></li> 635<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-39"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/about/">About</a> 636<ul class="sub-menu"> 637 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2342"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/about/">About Frontier</a></li> 638 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-827"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/past-awards/">Past Awards</a></li> 639 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-516"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/calendar/">Calendar</a></li> 640 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2341"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/faq/">FAQ</a></li> 641</ul> 642</li> 643<li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-44"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/submit/">Submissions</a> 644<ul class="sub-menu"> 645 <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6563"><a href="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/dna-prize/">The $60,000 Discover New Art Prize for Poetry & Prose</a></li> 646</ul> 647</li> 648<li class="submit-btn menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-5121"><a href="https://frontier.submittable.com/submit">Submit</a></li> 649</ul> </div> 650 651
651<script type="speculationrules"> 652{"prefetch":[{"source":"document","where":{"and":[{"href_matches":"/*"},{"not":{"href_matches":["/wp-*.php","/wp-admin/*","/wp-content/uploads/*","/wp-content/*","/wp-content/plugins/*","/wp-content/themes/frontierpoetry/*","/*\\?(.+)"]}},{"not":{"selector_matches":"a[rel~=\"nofollow\"]"}},{"not":{"selector_matches":".no-prefetch, .no-prefetch a"}}]},"eagerness":"conservative"}]} 653</script>
653 654
655<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='463ec90040a6e2007c1c70006fae97008d726f00976c650085137d0040f29000';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','//load.sumo.com/');</script>
655 656 657
658<script>console.debug('ORIBI Plugin Version: ' + '3.6.5.1.1.1');</script>
658 <svg id="svg-filter"> 659 <filter id="svg-blur"> 660 <feGaussianBlur in="SourceGraphic" stdDeviation="12"></feGaussianBlur> 661 </filter> 662 </svg> 663
663<script id="fl-builder-layout-2861-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/uploads/bb-plugin/cache/2861-layout.js?ver=4b264f662754b1082ef2b26013a3f4f6"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 663
663
664<script id="wp_mailjet_form_builder_widget-front-script-js-extra"> 665var mjWidget = {"ajax_url":"https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php"}; 666//# sourceURL=wp_mailjet_form_builder_widget-front-script-js-extra 667</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 667
667
668<script id="wp_mailjet_form_builder_widget-front-script-js" src="https://www.frontierpoetry.com/wp-content/plugins/mailjet-for-wordpress/src/widgetformbuilder/js/front-widget.js?ver=7.0.6"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 668
668
669<script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||(a.contentWindow&&a.contentWindow.document);if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'a4417aa5ab8d607c',t:'MTc5MDkyMDc0NQ=='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script>
669</body> 670</html>
Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.