May 15th, 2025
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine (a.k.a. Wax Mag) presents poetry, visual art, and photography by artists from around the world.
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 issues of Wax Mag are published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year. Next issue, September 15th.
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine is part of waxpoetryart.com – the website for people who love poetry, art, photography, fiction, and plays.
Click the titles to read the work. Use the Back Button to return to this page. Scroll down for the Comet Contest Winners.
Poetry Contest #22 – First Place
Descent from the Divine
Poem by Erika Acuzar
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Haiku Suite Contest #2 – First Place
Summering
Haiku Suite by Monica Kakkar
(New Delhi, India)
Haiku Contest #10 – First Place
In the sunset pond (first line)
Haiku by Guohua Li
(Montebello, New York, United States)
Poetry Contest #22 – Second Place
Rebirth
Poem by Charline Fernandez
(Dublin, Leinster, Ireland)
Under 25 Poetry Contest #9 – First Place
Resonance
Poem by Anna Lozinska
(Eching, Bavaria, Germany)
Featured Poet Contest #5 – First Place
Resolution and Other Poems
Poems by Gary Beck
(New York, New York, United States)
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #12 – First Place
Labor Leader
Poem by Gary Beck
(New York, New York, United States)
Photography Contest #2 – First Place
Duality of Montreal
Photos by Pagna Sam
(Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Visual Art Contest #2 – First Place
Meditative Art: Three Paintings
Visual Art by Anna Nike Leskowsky
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Published in Dublin Poetry Magazine
Dublin Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Dublin
by Kevin MacAlan
(Ballinamult, County Waterford, Ireland)
Published in Nigeria Poetry Magazine
Nigeria Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Gọlugọ: The Mudskipper
by Sheriff Olanweraju
(Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria)
Published in Canada Poetry Magazine
Canada Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Claire-ity
by Nicole Moen
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Africa Poetry Magazine
Africa Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
You Told Me
by Justice Joseph Prah
(Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana)
Published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine
Vancouver Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
Dear –
by Stephe Po
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Published in Australia Poetry Magazine
Australia Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
The Other Season
by A.C. Perri
(Manor Lakes, Victoria, Australia)
Published in India Poetry Magazine
India Poetry Magazine Contest #3 – First Place
Screens and Scenes
by Monjika Dutta
(Guwahati, Assam, India)
Published in NYC Poetry Magazine
NYC Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
Survivor's Guilt
by Kinsasha Stephen
(Brooklyn, New York, United States)
Published in South Africa Poetry Magazine
South Africa Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
All We Have
by Emma Ferreira
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)
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Wax Mag #6
Wax Mag #5
Wax Mag #4
Wax Mag #3
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