September 15th, 2025
Presenting the second National Collection from Wax Poetry and Art, and the first exclusively featuring artists from the United States.
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.
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September 15th, 2024 in NYC Poetry Magazine
Spaghettification is a Back Crack
by V. Joy
(Armonk, New York, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in Wax Mag #5
Haiku Contest #8 – First Place
Winged Prayer
Haiku Suite by Guohua Li
(Montebello, New York, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Dancehall Easter
by Christine Crawford
(Kerrville, Texas, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in Texas Poetry Magazine
The Billboard Over the Waco Kolache Shoppe
by Emma Matus
(Austin, Texas, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in First Nations Poetry Magazine
Wolf Woman
by Lauren Kalstad
(Dallas, Texas, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in NYC Poetry Magazine
Flaco, the Eurasian Eagle-Owl
by LindaAnn LoSchiavo
(New York, New York, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in First Nations Poetry Magazine
Fusvhayv (Mockingbird)
by Deidra Suwanee Dees
(Atmore, Alabama, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
The Birds Gave Way
by Paul Lindholdt
(Spokane, Washington, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in San Francisco Poetry Magazine
Ode to Sylvia Plath
by Mia Hinds
(Pismo Beach, California, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in NYC Poetry Magazine
NYC Poetry Magazine Contest #2 – First Place
Wealth and Fame
by Mark Salzwedel
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in United States Poetry Magazine
The Fear of Falling
by Madisyn Duck
(Austintown, Ohio, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
Imagine
by David Gretch
(Issaquah, Washington, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in NYC Poetry Magazine
Wandering Shuffle
by Jimmy Coffey
(Suffern, New York, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
A Rare Affair
by Kayla Trinidad
(Chicago, Illinois, United States)
September 15th, 2024 in Wax Mag #5
Photography
Three Photos
by Layla Knudsen
(Portland, Oregon, United States)
May 15th, 2024 in Axil Poetry and Art
Wendigo
by Sophia Tone
(Atlanta, Georgia, United States)
May 15th, 2024
NYC Poetry Magazine Contest #1 – First Place
pelo de perro
by Meredith Aristone
(New York, New York, United States)
May 15th, 2024 in Wax Mag #4
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #9 – First Place
Siempre Norte
by Nicholas Allison
(Leander, Texas)
May 15th, 2024 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Introvert
by Kent Vaughn
(Allen, Texas, United States)
May 15th, 2024 in Wax Mag #4
Haiku Contest #7 – First Place
In the summer woods (first line)
by Guohua Li
(Montebello, New York)
May 15th, 2024 in Wax Mag #4
Poetry Contest #19 – Second Place
I Can't See
by Kaylee Lenners
(Lynn, Massachusetts)
May 15th, 2024 in San Francisco Poetry Magazine
Come Home
by Elyse Puertas
(San Francisco, California, United States)
January 15th, 2024 in NYC Poetry Magazine
True Heart
by Guohua Li
(Montebello, New York, United States)
January 15th, 2024 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Inheritance
by Sarah Margaret Dicks
(Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States)
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