January 15th, 2026
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.
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waxpoetryart.com OVERALL EDITOR'S CHOICE
Poetry Contest #24 – First Place
It's 1990 and Your Mother Dreams of Being on TV
Poem by Katie Lin
(Lexington, Massachusetts, United States)
Poetry Contest #24 – Second Place
All the Other Times
Poem by Lara Dal Molin
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
Under 25 Poetry Contest #11 – First Place
Toffee Curls
Poem by Katelyn Kim
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
Visual Art Contest #4 – First Place
Seasons: Three Paintings
Paintings by Louise Maksymetz
(Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada)
Photography Contest #4 – First Place
Hiking in Nature: Three Photos
Photography by Louise Maksymetz
(Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada)
Haiku Contest #12 – First Place
"the night comes early" (first line)
Haiku by Marie Derley
(Ath, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium)
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #14 – First Place
Whose Future?
Poem by Rishi Chundury
(Omaha, Nebraska, United States)
Presenting a curated selection from other waxpoetryart.com publications.
Published in Under 25 Poetry Magazine
Under 25 Poetry Magazine Contest #1 – First Place
Taemong (conception dream)
by Haven Cha
(Seoul, South Korea)
Published in Short Plays USA
Short Plays USA Contest #1 – First Place
Screwball
by Judy Klass
(Nashville, Tennessee, United States)
Published in Flash Fiction Europe
Flash Fiction Europe Contest #1 – First Place
Zodia Butchery
by Constantinos N. Makris
(Kouka, Limassol, Troodos Mountains District, Cyprus)
Published in Haiku Magazine
Haiku Magazine Contest #1 – First Place
"Stories strung with wool" (first line)
by Nina Padolf
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
Published in SWAV Poetry Magazine
SWAV Poetry Magazine Contest #1 – First Place
A Summer of Change (and Science)
by Terry Mulcahy
(Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States)
Published in Photographers from Earth Magazine
Photographers from Earth Magazine Contest #1 – First Place
Three State Snapshot
Three Photographs by Brandi Reynolds
(Breckenridge, Minnesota, United States)
Thanks for reading! Read more original poetry and art by clicking the links and thumbnails, below.
Read previous issues of Wax Mag:
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #8
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #7
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #6
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