Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #6

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January 15th, 2025

Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #6

Wax Poetry and Art Magazine (a.k.a. Wax Mag) presents poetry, visual art, and photography by artists from around the world.

Edited and designed by Kirk Ramdath. Published by Florencia Bay Books in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples.

New issues of Wax Mag are published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year. Next issue, May 15th.

Click the titles. Use the Back Button to return to this page. Scroll down for the Comet Contest Winners.

Poetry Contest #21 – First Place
I Didn't Mean To
Poem by Shakira Harris
(Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa)

Under 25 Poetry Contest #8 – First Place
Poem 24
Poem by Grace Arnold
(Austin, Texas, United States)

Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #11 – First Place
The Terror of War
Poem by Anna Nike Leskowsky
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Poetry Contest #21 – Second Place
Sweet Bitterness of Musing
Poem by Petra F. Bagnardi
(Rome, Lazio, Italy)

Haiku Suite Contest #1 – First Place
Amidst Whispering Pines
Haiku by Rohan Ghandhi
(Cedar Park, Texas, United States)

Photography Contest #1 – First Place
Foliage
Photos by Su Yun
(Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, China)

Haiku Contest #9 – First Place
How many mornings (first line)
Haiku by John Chalk
(Linthicum Heights, Maryland, United States)

Featured Poet Contest #4 – First Place
Spring Prayer of the Lone Tree and Other Poems
Poems by Su Yun
(Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, China)

Comet Contest Winners

Published in Eleventh Transmission
Eleventh Transmission Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Omens and Rumman
by Leila Abbas
(Al Rayyan, Doha, Qatar)

Published in India Poetry Magazine
India Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Philandering
by Shelly Narang
(Chandigarh, India)

Published in NYC Poetry Magazine
NYC Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
The Thing About Williamsburg Bridge
by Iva Ticic
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)

Published in Edmonton Poetry Magazine
Edmonton Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
The Curse of Adulthood
by 818TFL
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)

Published in Axil Poetry and Art
Axil Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Mountain Tears
by Su Yun
(Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, China)

Published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
Vancouver Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Unexpected Opportunities
by Anna Mazurenko
(Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)

Published in Wax International
Wax International Contest #3 – First Place
Words
by Delvine Schuster
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)

Published in Africa Poetry Magazine
Africa Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Queen
by Thato Mokgofa
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)

New on the Wax Poetry and Art Network:
Poetry World Cup 2025. Image shows a globe in a wood frame and the words, Poetry World Cup 2025. Comet 4. Image shows a cougar looking toward the camera in front of a black background. Poetry World 11. Image shows a Vietnamese woman mending a flowing dark blue fishing net; the woman is wearing traditional vietnamese headwear.
Title image is a text header that reads, 'Comet and Poetry World Results and Ranking.' Image shows a basketball on an outdoor metal bench. 
		In the background, grass and a brick building, like a school. National Collection #1: Canada. Image shows a female hiker looking toward a lake, and in the distance, woods and mountains.

Read previous issues of Wax Mag:
Wax Mag #5
Wax Mag #4
Wax Mag #3
Wax Mag #2

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