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January 15th, 2026 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #14 – First Place
Whose Future?
Poem by Rishi Chundury
(Omaha, Nebraska, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine
Under 25 Poetry Contest #11 – First Place
Toffee Curls
Poem by Katelyn Kim
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine
Poetry Contest #24 – First Place
It's 1990 and Your Mother Dreams of Being on TV
Poem by Katie Lin
(Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in United States Poetry Magazine
United States Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
By the River Piedra
by Ronja Vieth
(Kyle, Texas, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in United States Poetry Magazine
Nostalgia (first line)
by Melinda Zheng
(Chicago, Illinois, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in NYC Poetry Magazine
NYC Poetry Contest #5 – First Place
Famous Guy
by John Grey
(Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in First Nations Poetry Magazine
First Nations Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Our Hawks Do Actually Fly!
by Daniel S. Harrison
(Lynchburg, Virginia, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
Chicago Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Drifting Along
by Brandi Reynolds
(Breckenridge, Minnesota, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
Eulogy for My Cottonwood
by Scott McConnaha
(Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
Gigantopithecus
by Isaiah Janisch
(Evansville, Wisconsin, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in California Poetry Magazine
California Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
It Is I Who Have Rejected You
by Jackie Chou
(Pico Rivera, California, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Texas Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Great Blue Heron
by Shana Hollowell
(Suffolk, Virginia, United States)
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September 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #8
Haiku Suite Contest #3 – First Place
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Haiku Suite by Guohua Li
(Montebello, New York, United States)
September 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #8
Visual Art Contest #3 – First Place
Gelli: Three Paintings
Paintings by Cynthia Yatchman
(Seattle, Washington, United States)
September 15th, 2025 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Early Spring Feeding Up
by Joe Pisklak
(Midland, Texas, United States)
September 15th, 2025 in San Francisco Poetry Magazine
Tangerine
by Brandon Thien An Vu
(Suisun City, California, United States)
September 15th, 2025 in NYC Poetry Magazine
Manhattan, November 15
by Ben Shaberman
(Washington, D.C., United States)
September 15th, 2025 in First Nations Poetry Magazine
I Heard the Horses
by Mariah Srygler
(Bloomington, Indiana, United States)
September 15th, 2025 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
The Night I Didn't Cry
by Nikkiema S. Harris
(Zion, Illinois, United States)
May 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art
Haiku Contest #10 – First Place
In the sunset pond (first line)
Haiku by Guohua Li
(Montebello, New York, United States)
May 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art
Featured Poet Contest #5 – First Place
Resolution and Other Poems
Poems by Gary Beck
(New York, New York, United States)
May 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #12 – First Place
Labor Leader
Poem by Gary Beck
(New York, New York, United States)
May 15th, 2025 in NYC Poetry Magazine
NYC Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
Survivor's Guilt
by Kinsasha Stephen
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)
May 15th, 2025 in NYC Poetry Magazine
Westside Park, and Everything After
by Annie Downey
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)
May 15th, 2025 in California Poetry Magazine
A Matter of Life & Death
by Dan Brook
(San Francisco, California, United States)
May 15th, 2025 in Protest Poems
Calls for Help
by Gary Beck
(New York, New York, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #6
Under 25 Poetry Contest #8 – First Place
Poem 24
Poem by Grace Arnold
(Austin, Texas, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #6
Haiku Suite Contest #1 – First Place
Amidst Whispering Pines
Haiku by Rohan Ghandhi
(Cedar Park, Texas, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine
Haiku Contest #9 – First Place
How many mornings (first line)
Haiku by John Chalk
(Linthicum Heights, Maryland, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in NYC Poetry Magazine
NYC Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
The Thing About Williamsburg Bridge
by Iva Ticic
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in Texas Poetry Magazine
Poem 18
by Grace Arnold
(Austin, Texas, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in NYC Poetry Magazine
Weekend Plans
by Grace Sanford
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in Chicago Poetry Magazine
The P in PTSD Stands for
by Ron Reikki
(Dearborn, Michigan, United States)
January 15th, 2025 in Axil Poetry and Art
I Have Seen Too Many Things Killed This Year
by Brynn Mattsen
(Parkville, Maryland, United States)
National Collection Status
– 22 out of 24.
– At 24 publications, a National Collection will be published in the Library.
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