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September 15th, 2026
The poetic breath of humanity.
Poetry World #16 presents awesome new poems from around the world 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.
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September 15th, 2026 in Africa Poetry Magazine
Africa Poetry Contest #8 – First Place
‘83 Kɔm
by Scott Frost
(Asamankese, Eastern Region, Ghana)
September 15th, 2026 in Africa Poetry Magazine
Amber of the State
by Kamaldeen Aishat Temilolu
(Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
September 15th, 2026 in Africa Poetry Magazine
Addicted to Darkness
by Siphokazi Mjijwa
(Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa)
September 15th, 2026 in Africa Poetry Magazine
Yesterday
by Joseph C. Ogbonna
(Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria)
September 15th, 2026 in British Columbia Poetry Magazine
British Columbia Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Kłlil̓xʷ (Kliluk), I Feel You
by V. Xhmara
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in British Columbia Poetry Magazine
On Joy (Metamorphosis)
by Chellaloah
(Nelson, British Columbia, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in Calgary Poetry Magazine
Calgary Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
everyone endure
by Isa Carlin
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in Caribbean Poetry Magazine
Caribbean Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Saluting the Indentured Laborers
by Jerome Teelucksingh
(Lange Park, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago)
September 15th, 2026 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
Chicago Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
When Hope Learns to Breathe
by Tracy Asasiira
(Kansanga, Kampala, Uganda)
September 15th, 2026 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
Puzzle Pieces
by Cujo the Poet
(Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States)
September 15th, 2026 in Commonwealth Poetry Magazine
Commonwealth Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Change of Mind
by Cheryl Vaughan
(Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia)
September 15th, 2026 in First Nations Poetry Magazine
First Nations Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Older Than Paper and Ink
by Cheryl L. Daytec-Yañgot
(Baguio, Cordillera Region, Philippines)
September 15th, 2026 in Indonesia Poetry Magazine
Indonesia Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
The Last Time I Prayed
by Miriam Bahagijo
(Jakarta Selatan, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia)
September 15th, 2026 in Kenya Poetry Magazine
Kenya Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
The Woman Who Raised Me
by Msiu
(Nairobi, Kenya)
September 15th, 2026 in Manitoba Poetry Magazine
Manitoba Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Told Many Things
by Keely O'Brien
(Wanless, Manitoba, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in Manitoba Poetry Magazine
Inspired by Manitoba Project
Elegy Written in Muskeg, Before the Thaw
by David Anson Lee
(Bellaire, Texas, United States)
September 15th, 2026 in New Zealand Poetry Magazine
New Zealand Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Dry
by Eliza Coco
(Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand)
September 15th, 2026 in Ohio Poetry Magazine
Ohio Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Guarded
by Madisyn Duck
(Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
September 15th, 2026
Ottawa Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
A Trilogy of Mistrust
by Katrina Wickman
(Kanata, Ontario, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in Pakistan Poetry Magazine
Pakistan Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
The Breath of My Ashes
by Sidra Ahmed
(Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan)
September 15th, 2026 in San Francisco Poetry Magazine
San Francisco Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Good Morning, San Francisco!
by Waide Riddle
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
September 15th, 2026 in Saskatchewan Poetry Magazine
Saskatchewan Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Bloodline Echoes
by Taryn DeWalt
(Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in United States Poetry Magazine
United States Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
In Dubious Battle
by Gary Beck
(New York, New York, United States)
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Read previous editions of Poetry World:
Poetry World #15
Poetry World #14
Poetry World #13
Poetry World #12
Poetry World #11
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