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and spoken word),
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May 15th, 2026
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine (a.k.a. Wax Mag) presents poetry, visual art, photography, spoken word, flash fiction, and short plays by writers and artists from around the world.
Poetry is the spice of life.
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.
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Visit waxpoetryart.com to explore poetry
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and spoken word),
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and fiction
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waxpoetryart.com OVERALL EDITOR'S CHOICE
Poetry Contest #25 – First Place
Where the Roots Remember
Poem by Tania Winther
(Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway)
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #15 – First Place
There Is No Life on Mars
Poem by Bertony Louis
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States)
25 to 50 Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Apathy
Poem by Emma Robinson
(Aldgate, South Australia, Australia)
Over 50 Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Aeon
Poem by Stephen G. Lloyd
(Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada)
Under 25 Poetry Contest #12 – First Place
Farewell
Poem by Clarisse Terblanche
(Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa)
Rhyming Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Minus One
Poem by Kaela Sibbald
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
COMET #8 EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026
Dublin Poetry Contest #3 – First Place
Where Were You, Mammy?
by Siobháin Spear
(Clare, Munster, Ireland)
POETRY WORLD #15 EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026
Atlantic Canada Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Matriarch
by Kiley Bleich
(Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
THE SHORT PLAY'S THE THING EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026 in Short Plays Magazine
Short Plays Magazine Contest #2 – First Place
She Came Back
by William Robert Carey
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
HAIKU IMPERIUM EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026
Haiku Magazine Contest #2 – First Place
"Among the branches" (first line)
by David McMurray
(Algonquin Highlands, Ontario, Canada)
PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM EARTH EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026 in Photographers from Earth Magazine
Photographers from Earth Magazine Contest #2 – First Place
Last Train
Three Photographs by Justin-Lee Austin
(Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom)
SWAV (Spoken Word, Audio, and Video) POETRY EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026 in SWAV Poetry Collection #2
SWAV Poetry Contest #1 – First Place
Thoracic Era
Video Poem by Rayne Lacko
(Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States)
KIRK RAMDATH PRESENTS VISUAL ART EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026 in Visual Art Collection #2
Visual Art Contest #5 – First Place
Memories of September
by Anna Nike Leskowsky
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
FLASH FICTION TAKEOVER EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026 in Flash Fiction Magazine
Flash Fiction Takeover Magazine Contest #2 – First Place
The Painter and the Beautiful Woman
by Xiaojie Rong
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
UNDER 25 POETRY EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026
Under 25 Poetry Europe Contest #2 – First Place
For I Have Been Struck
by Aurora Nori
(Milan, Lombardi, Italy)
YOUNG POETS WORLD EDITOR'S CHOICE
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Collection #2
Young Poets Contest #1 – First Place
The Tension Glass
by Adjah Charis Selase
(Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana)
May 15th, 2026 in Haiku Imperium Collection #2
Haiku Contest #13 – First Place
"hum of a highway" (first line)
by Monica Kakkar
(New Delhi, Delhi, India)
May 15th, 2026 in Photographers from Earth Collection #2
Photography Contest #5 – First Place
Travelling Alone
Three Photographs by Justin-Lee Austin
(Poole, Dorset, England, United Kingdom)
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 #9
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #8
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #7
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #6
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