January 15th, 2025
Comet presents stellar new poems published on the Wax Poetry and Art Network. Every four months, a comet blazes.
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 Comet collections are published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year. Next issue, May 15th.
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Published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
World, Immediate
by Pearl M. B. Meredith
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Dublin Poetry Magazine
Her, She
by Emma Barry
(Cork, County Cork, Ireland)
Published in Nigeria Poetry Magazine
Tales by Moonlight
by Joseph C. Ogbonna
(Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria)
Published in Canada Poetry Magazine
This Old Body
by Gabriole Sinclaire
(Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
On Cesna'em and the Museum of Vancouver
by Aiden Zhou
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Australia Poetry Magazine
Jottings in an Old Poetry Book
by Kev Warburton
(Mount Tamborine, Queensland, Australia)
Published in South Africa Poetry Magazine
Who Am I?
by Carolyn Miller
(Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa)
Published in Texas Poetry Magazine
Poem 18
by Grace Arnold
(Austin, Texas, United States)
Published in NYC Poetry Magazine
Weekend Plans
by Grace Sanford
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Published in Africa Poetry Magazine
Childhood Africa
by Joseph C. Ogbonna
(Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria)
Published in Axil Poetry and Art
I Have Seen Too Many Things Killed This Year
by Brynn Mattsen
(Parkville, Maryland, United States)
Published in First Nations Poetry Magazine
Parenthood
by Nkoyo Nsa
(Odukpani, Cross River, Nigeria)
Published in South Africa Poetry Magazine
A Letter to My Father
by Thato Mokgofa
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)
Published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
nights faded
by Jared Ongking
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
New on the Wax Poetry and Art Network:
Read previous issues of Comet:
Comet #3
Comet #2
Comet #1
Comet #4 is a Wax Poetry and Art Collection.
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