September 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, January 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. Scroll down for the Comet Contest Winners.
Poetry Contest #23 – First Place
To the mysterious vendor at the back corner of Crossroads market
Poem by Evangeline Dorval
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Under 25 Poetry Contest #10 – First Place
Not Too Meaty
Poem by Nashrah Tanvir
(Faridabad, Haryana, India)
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #13 – First Place
Market Price
Poem by Adenekan Olanrewaju (Oamlad)
(Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria)
Haiku Suite Contest #3 – First Place
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Haiku Suite by Guohua Li
(Montebello, New York, United States)
Haiku Contest #11 – First Place
"blossoming with pink" (first line)
Haiku by Anna Nike Leskowsky
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Visual Art Contest #3 – First Place
Gelli: Three Paintings
Paintings by Cynthia Yatchman
(Seattle, Washington, United States)
Photography Contest #3 – First Place
Solace: Three Photos
Photography by Philile Mlindazwe
(Bizana, Eastern Cape, South Africa)
Featured Poet Contest #6 – First Place
Being a Man and Other Poems
Poems by Nkoyo Nsa
(Odukpani, Cross River, Nigeria)
Poetry Contest #23 – Second Place
Genesis
Poem by Stephen G. Lloyd
(Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada)
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Published in South Africa Poetry Magazine
South Africa Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Blueprints of a Heart
by Emma Ferreira
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)
Published in Australia Poetry Magazine
Australia Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
In Recognition
by Cheryl Vaughan
(Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia)
Published in Canada Poetry Magazine
Canada Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
Eos
by Taggi Farmani
(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
Published in Africa Poetry Magazine
Africa Poetry Contest #5 – First Place
A Seed's Voyage
by Asakiri Zen
(Benin City, Edo, Nigeria)
Published in Axil Poetry and Art
Axil Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Leaves at the Window
by Su Yun
(Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, China)
Published in India Poetry Magazine
India Poetry Contest #4 – First Place
What If
by Riya Ghode
(Nagpur, Maharashtra, India)
Read previous issues of Wax Mag:
Wax Mag #7
Wax Mag #6
Wax Mag #5
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