ONLINE POETRY

Under the pen name Z., Frank shares posts on social media with his followers.

He writes short poems in English that reflect his feelings about life, love and spirituality. In addition, he does collaborations with other fellow poets, in languages such as French, Spanish and Catalan.

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BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Frank’s book, “The Pine of Formentor,” a translated and annotated edition of the classic, is available on Amazon.

His debut poetry collection “Seasons of Love” was published in 2024.

Stay tuned and follow his latest updates on Instagram, X and YouTube.

 

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TRANSLATIONS OF THE POET COSTA I LLOBERA

Miquel Costa i Llobera was a renowned poet from Mallorca, who wrote in Catalan and Spanish. A first-cousin once-removed of the painter Rafael Llobera, he is on Frank’s family tree.

Frank has translated some of his works. One of his translations, the Sapphic Ode “To Horace,” was longlisted in the prestigious John Dryden Translation Competition prize (2021-22) of the British Comparative Literature Association.

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MALLORCA ART BY RAFAEL LLOBERA

As previously noted, Frank comes from a family of artists. His family tree is partially outlined in the bio.

With the aim of sharing the work of his great-grandfather with the wider world, Frank co-founded a site so as to exhibit his paintings, which largely depict beautiful Mallorcan landscapes and the Mediterranean sea.

 

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LITERARY WORK IN OTHER LANGUAGES

Frank not only composes poems but also crafts short stories and prose in Spanish, English, and Catalan, whilst translating works between these languages. Recently, he has also delved into translating French and Occitan poems, as well as Japanese haikus.

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