September 15th, 2025
The poetic breath of humanity.
Poetry World presents new poems published in Wax Poetry and Art publications.
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 Poetry World collections are published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year. Next issue, January 15th, 2026, which is also the start date for Poetry World Cup 2026.
Wax Poetry and Art is part of waxpoetryart.com – the website for people who love poetry, art, photography, fiction, and plays.
Click the titles to read the work. Links open in different Wax Poetry and Art publications. Use the Back button to return to this page.
Published in Edinburgh Poetry Magazine
One Field Across
by Emelia Faye Macdonald
(Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland)
Published in Edmonton Poetry Magazine
The Fruit & the Flower
by Jessica Julie Kavanagh
(St. Albert, Alberta, Canada)
Published in Wax International
Theft of Pride
by Irinka Schröder
(Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa)
Published in Calgary Poetry Magazine
The Room at Our Will
by Breanna Scott
(Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Chicago Poetry Magazine
The Night I Didn't Cry
by Nikkiema S. Harris
(Zion, Illinois, United States)
Published in Ottawa Poetry Magazine
Evelyn in April
by Juliette Isaac
(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Published in Edinburgh Poetry Magazine
The Jazz Bar
by Sean Robertson
(Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland)
Published in New Zealand Poetry Magazine
The Claw Machine
by Sarah Kessell
(Wellington, New Zealand)
Published in Wales Poetry Magazine
Chimney
by Lynn White
(Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales)
Published in China Poetry Magazine
Creeping Bridge Flowers
by Su Yun
(Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, China)
Published in Vancouver Island Poetry Magazine
After the Curtain Falls
by Shinsaku Ashida
(Tokyo, Japan)
Published in Vancouver Island Poetry Magazine
Laundry Room
by Breanna Scott
(Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Wax International
Break Free
by Onwabo Mkenku
(Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa)
Published in Europe Poetry Magazine
Unexpected
by Lynn White
(Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales)
Published in San Francisco Poetry Magazine
Tangerine
by Brandon Thien An Vu
(Suisun City, California, United States)
Published in Toronto Poetry Magazine
Balance
by Jada Parada-Hemmings
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Published in Angela Poetry Magazine
Pizza
by Breanna Scott
(Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)
Read previous editions of Poetry World:
Poetry World #12
Poetry World #11
Poetry World #10
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