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September 15th, 2026
Poetry is the spice of life.
Wax Poetry and Art Magazine (a.k.a. Wax Mag) presents poetry and art 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.
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Visit waxpoetryart.com to explore poetry
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and spoken word),
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play,
and fiction
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WAX MAG EDITOR'S CHOICE
Arbutus (Under 25) Contest #13 – First Place
EVE
Poem by Esme Coulter
(Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom)
Poetry Contest #26 – First Place
Of This Place
Poem by Marianne Neill
(London, Ontario, Canada)
Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #16 – First Place
A Ride to Nowhere
Poem by Adenekan Olanrewaju (Oamlad)
(Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria)
Alder (25 to 50) Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
The World Made by Your Collarbones
Poem by Gina Gaebl
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Aspen (Over 50) Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Chasm
Poem by Stephen G. Lloyd
(Masset, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada)
Rhyming Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Words Come to All
Poem by Howard Osborne
(Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)
September 15th, 2026 in Canada Poetry Magazine
Comet EDITOR'S CHOICE
Canada Poetry Contest #7 – First Place
Time Machine
by George Moore
(Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada)
September 15th, 2026 in Caribbean Poetry Magazine
Poetry World EDITOR'S CHOICE
Caribbean Poetry Contest #2 – First Place
Saluting the Indentured Laborers
by Jerome Teelucksingh
(Lange Park, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago)
September 15th, 2026 in Haiku Magazine
Haiku Imperium EDITOR'S CHOICE
Haiku Magazine Contest #3 – First Place
"Gridlocks ensuing" (first line)
by Asakiri Zen
(Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria)
September 15th, 2026 in Haiku Imperium
Haiku Contest #14 – First Place
"Five crows flying East" (first line)
by Jim Wolper
(Oswego, Oregon, United States)
Shakespeare's Pen Readers Choice FIRST PLACE (201 Readers)
Shakespeare's Pen 2025/2026 – Winner for AFRICA
A Fool of Warmth
by John N.D. Garang
(Kigali, Rwanda)
September 15th, 2026
waxpoetryart.com EDITOR'S CHOICE
Flash Fiction Takeover EDITOR'S CHOICE
Flash Fiction Contest #3 – First Place
Izekor's Ordeal
by Asakiri Zen
(Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria)
September 15th, 2026
Under 25 Poetry EDITOR'S CHOICE
Under 25 Poetry Europe Contest #3 – First Place
Cairo
by Hamza Soliman
(London, England, United Kingdom)
September 15th, 2026
Photographers from Earth EDITOR'S CHOICE
Photography Contest #6 – First Place
Countryside
Three Photographs by Marielle Voyer
(Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
September 15th, 2026
Kirk Ramdath presents Visual Art EDITOR'S CHOICE
Painted in Spain
by Anna Nike Leskowsky
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
September 15th, 2026
Visual Art Contest #6 – First Place
Three Images
by Ophelia Chang
(Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada)
September 15th, 2026
The Short Play's the Thing EDITOR'S CHOICE
Reluctant Departure
by Gary Beck
(New York, New York, United States)
September 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Young Poets World EDITOR'S CHOICE
Young Poets 16 to 18 Contest #3 – First Place
Inheritance
by Shotha N. Munyai
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)
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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