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September 15th, 2026
Every four months, a comet blazes.
Comet #9 presents stellar new poetry published in Wax Poetry and Art publications.
Comet #9 is 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. Publication frequency is changing, stay tuned for updates.
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September 15th, 2026 in Australia Poetry Magazine
Australia Poetry Contest #5 – First Place
Restless Minds
by Emma Robinson
(Aldgate, South Australia, Australia)
September 15th, 2026 in Australia Poetry Magazine
Five Year Diary
by Cheryl Vaughan
(Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia)
September 15th, 2026 in Canada Poetry Magazine
Canada Poetry Contest #7 – First Place
Time Machine
by George Moore
(Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in Dublin Poetry Magazine
Dublin Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
What We've Left
by Shannon Carpenter
(Clare, Munster, Ireland)
September 15th, 2026 in Dublin Poetry Magazine
Life's Grand Dance
by Claire Lyons
(Galway, Connacht, Ireland)
September 15th, 2026 in Edinburgh Poetry Magazine
Edinburgh Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
The Imprint of a Mitten
by Caleb Jackson
(Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland)
September 15th, 2026 in Europe Poetry Magazine
Europe Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Hymns
by Januário Esteves
(Amora, Setúbal District, Portugal)
September 15th, 2026 in Europe Poetry Magazine
As it does to all things
by Bailey McCarty
(Prague, Czech Republic)
September 15th, 2026 in India Poetry Magazine
India Poetry Contest #7 – First Place
What If
by Riyanka Ray
(Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
September 15th, 2026 in Wax International
Wax International Contest #6 – First Place
The Lighthouse
by Hong Ngoc Chau
(Ho Chi Minh City, Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam)
September 15th, 2026 in Wax International
Null and Void
by Shadrach Adakole Okpanachi
(Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
September 15th, 2026 in Wax International
Depths
by Muskan Singh
(Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
September 15th, 2026 in Nigeria Poetry Magazine
Nigeria Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
A Trip to the City
by Adenekan Olanrewaju (Oamlad)
(Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria)
September 15th, 2026 in Nigeria Poetry Magazine
The View
by Joel Iteku
(Udu, Delta State, Nigeria)
September 15th, 2026 in South Africa Poetry Magazine
South Africa Poetry Contest #5 – First Place
a man unfed by the world
by Tshephiso M. Phala
(Mahwelereng, Limpopo, South Africa)
September 15th, 2026 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Texas Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
John Edward Pollard
by Biff Rushton
(Leander, Texas, United States)
September 15th, 2026 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Chisos
by Connor Colburn
(Arlington, Texas, United States)
September 15th, 2026 in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
Vancouver Poetry Contest #7 – First Place
I'll See You Again Soon
by Miki Rive (Hanberry)
(Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)
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Comet #8
Comet #7
Comet #6
Comet #5
Comet #4
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