Updated October 12th, 2025
weeklypoem
1. (noun) – a short poem written, edited, and submitted within seven days.
Write a new poem. Submit by Saturday for publication on Sunday. Repeat every week.
Clarification on Writing and Submission Timeline
Rather than requiring the poem to be written during the same week (Sunday to Saturday),
poems can be started at any time, but must be submitted within seven days of being started
to ensure that it is a brand new poem.
For example, you can begin the poem on a Thursday and submit the next Wednesday.
Agreement Statement
Include the following statement in your submission:
"I agree with the submission guidelines for the Weekly Poems Contest."
***Submissions Close Saturday, October 18th, 2025***
Write a new poem THIS WEEK and submit by end of day on Saturday, October 18th, 2025
for publication on Sunday, October 19th, 2025
based on the local time of the publication, Pacific Daylight (Savings) Time.
– Once the following clock shows October 19th, 2025, submissions for this week have closed
and submissions for the next week have begun.
The time stamp on your emailed submission determines your submission date.
NEW: Weekly Poems Readers' Choice Festival
In July 2026, the most-read weeklypoems published in 2025/2026 will be presented as part of an online Readers' Choice Festival.
The weeklypoem that has the most readers during the Readers' Choice Festival
will be awarded the title of Readers' Favourite weeklypoem and awarded a $30 CAD prize.
NEW: Weekly Poems Pennant 2025
The poet with the most weeklypoems published in 2025 will be awarded the Weekly Poems Pennant
and receive a cash prize of $20 CAD. More details further down the page.
Read published weeklypoems in the Weekly Poems Library.
Visit the Weekly Poems About page for a deeper explanation of the weeklypoem, and to read the Code of Conduct and the Privacy Policy.
Weekly Poems is part of waxpoetryart.com – the website for people who love poetry, art, photography, fiction, and plays.
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Young Poets World – 18 and under.
Visual Art: Kirk Ramdath presents Visual Art
Photography: Photographers from Earth
Fiction: Flash Fiction Takeover
Plays: The Short Play's the Thing
Weekly Poems is edited and designed by Kirk Ramdath. Published in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada by Florencia Bay Books. Nanaimo is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation of the Coast Salish Peoples.
No Attachments for Text
The entire submission must be copied and pasted or manually transcribed into the body of a single email
and sent to the email address shown below.
Do not include any text of your submission in an attachment.
All Poets Invited
Weekly Poems invites all poets from everywhere on Earth to submit a weeklypoem to the Weekly Poems Contest.
Poems must be 20 lines or shorter, written during the current week and submitted by Saturday, with the winner published on Sunday.
The contest runs every week, with exceptions to be noted on this page.
Perfect for Short-form Specialists
Weekly Poems is perfectly suited for poets who already specialise in short-form poetry such as sonnets, haiku, and other short forms.
Upcoming Submission and Publication Dates
Submissions are open EVERY WEEK, closing Saturday night for publication on Sunday.
(Exceptions to be noted here – none planned.)
Submit One weeklypoem
– Write a brand new poem and submit by Saturday night for publication on Sunday.
Please respect the spirit of the publication and submit brand new poetry only
– Poems should be started no earlier than seven days before you submit.
Non-winning poem submissions expire when the winner is published (or at the end of day on Sunday).
– Only one submission can be made each week.
Poem Length
– Maximum 20 lines of text, not including the title.
For prose poems, maximum length of 200 words.
Original and Unpublished
The poem must be completely original to the author and unpublished in any format.
Include Suggested Keywords (Optional)
Suggest three keywords or key phrases relating to the topic or theme of the poem, using words that are not included in the text of the poem.
This may help your poem be found in web searches by people interested in poetry with those themes.
Short Biography (75 words)
Submit a short biography, up to around 75 words long.
If applicable, also include your website and / or social media.
Biographies that are well over 75 words long will be truncated at the editor's discretion.
Simultaneous Submissions Not Allowed
Simultaneous submissions are not allowed.
The winner will be published, and other submissions will expire, on Sunday.
Therefore, your poem will be under consideration at Weekly Poems for less than a week –
less than a day if you submit on Saturday night.
If your poem is not selected as the winner of the Weekly Poems Contest, feel free to submit it to
another waxpoetryart.com publication, such as
Wax Poetry and Art.
Please read the guidelines as they are different from Weekly Poems.
Language of Publication
The language of publication is English.
Provide translations for any non-English words or local terms used, since this an international publication.
Underage Artists (Less than 18 Years Old)
Persons under 18 years old are welcome to submit with the permission of a parent or guardian who has read these guidelines and agreed to them.
Persons under 18 must include their Date of Birth and the name of the parent or guardian who has read these guidelines and granted permission.
Note to Parents: Most of the work published in this magazine is appropriate for a general audience.
However, this magazine may contain any theme within the scope of art, including mature themes.
This magazine is not intended for young children and parental guidance is advised.
Persons 18 years old and under can also submit to Young Poets World,
which is specifically for young poets and will not include mature themes.
Prohibition on AI-generated Text and Images
Submissions found to contain text or imagery generated by artificial intelligence (AI) will be automatically discarded
and the submitter will be permanently prohibited from submitting to all Florencia Bay Books publications.
Prohibition on Harmful Content
As per the Code of Conduct, work that is considered harmful toward any group of people will not be considered.
Work that uses derogatory terms for women or marginalized people will not be considered.
Include Artist Name, Legal Name, and Postal Mailing Address
Include your Artist Name, your Legal Name (if different from your artist name), postal mailing address or address of residence, including street number, street name, city, province / state, postal code, country,
and (optional) phone number / WhatsApp.
Automated Reply
Submissions will receive an automated reply.
Sometimes this automated reply does not make it to your inbox.
Please wait until the Monday following your submission to query your submission.
Confirmation of Receipt
You will be notified before the end of the day on Sunday that your submission has been received.
Please ensure that your submission is correctly formatted, as
incorrect submissions will be disqualified when reviewing begins.
No Updating Submissions: Withdraw by Saturday Night
To minimize processing time, submissions cannot ever be updated.
Once you submit, that's the final version for this particular submission.
If any issues arise, send an email before the end of the day on Saturday to withdraw your submission.
A maximum of one winning poem will be published each week the Weekly Poems Contest runs.
The winning poem will be published by the end of the day on Sunday,
based on the local time of the publication, shown in the following clock.
The winning poet will be notified immediately after publication.
Submissions that did not win will expire when the winning poem is published, or by the end of day on Sunday. If no winner was selected, Weekly Poems will publish a note on Sunday (in the Library) indicating that no winner was chosen and submissions are now expired. No matter what happens, all non-accepted submissions will expire at the end of the day on Sunday.
Copyright
Copyright of the poem remains with the original artist.
First Publication
Upon acceptance, the poet grants the publisher, Florencia Bay Books, the right to the first publication of the poem,
as well as the right to republish the poem in Weekly Poems and waxpoetryart.com anthologies and collections,
online and in print, without additional permission required.
NEW: Weekly Poems Readers' Choice Festival
After about 10 months of publication, Weekly Poems will take a break for June and July 2026, before restarting in August.
In July 2026, a list of the most-read weeklypoems published in 2025/2026 will be presented as part of an online Readers' Choice Festival.
A reading period will commence, during which poets can share their poem.
The most-read weeklypoem will be awarded the title of Readers' Favourite weeklypoem and awarded a $30 CAD prize.
Weekly Poems Pennant 2025
At the end of the year, the poet with the most published weeklypoems during 2025
will be awarded the Weekly Poems Pennant and a cash prize of $20 CAD, to be paid in January of 2026.
The winning poet will also receive recognition on the website and a certificate via email.
Ties will be broken based on the number of readers during the first week of publication for the most recent published poem.
Additional similar tie-breakers will be implemented if needed.
Royalties for Print and Electronic Sales
If the work is ever collected into a book or made available for sale in any print format, the artist will receive a minimum 20% royalty.
If the work is included in a printed collection with other artists (as is most likely), the 20% royalty is shared equally among all artists,
based on the number of submissions contributed.
If the work is ever made available for sale in a digital format, a 50% royalty will be given.
Royalties for print and electronic sales will be paid out annually in January if a minimum of $10 CAD is accrued.
Initial Payment: No
There is no initial payment upon publication.
At the end of every year, one poet will be the winner of the Weekly Poems Pennant and a cash prize as described above.
Collections
As nations and poets accumulate publications,
collections will be published in the Weekly Poems Library,
which will give your work the opportunity to be read by more people.
Additional Rights Granted
The artist also grants the publisher the right to share the work or parts of the work, as applicable,
on third party platforms such as Facebook and other social media,
specifically for the purpose of sharing the work and the artist with more people,
and considering the evolving and experimental nature of the Internet.
Editor's Right to Edit
The editor reserves the right to make whatever changes are deemed necessary, at any time, to ensure that publication occurs.
Note from Editor
In practice, I perform as few edits as possible, hopefully none.
My main concern as an editor is whatever distracts the reader and thereby disrupts the pure enjoyment of reading the text.
Edits are performed as the work is being prepared for publication, and are usually small tweaks, if any.
After publication, the artist can request clarification on an edit, or make a case for the original version.
If the two sides are unable to reach agreement, the option remains to unpublish the work.
Style Guide
– Edit your work carefully.
– Verb tense should be consistent throughout the text.
– Use punctuation in a consistent way.
Edits to Expect
– Whatever is deemed necessary to ensure publication.
– Oxford commas will be inserted.
– Quoted text will usually be displayed in italics instead of using quotations.
– Semicolons will usually be replaced by en dashes (–).
No Attachments for Text (Reminder)
The entire submission must be copied and pasted or manually transcribed into the body of a single email and sent to the email address shown below.
Do not include any text of your submission in an attachment.
Email Subject Header
Use the following statement as your email subject header:
– "Weekly Poems Contest submission."
Submission Checklist
Submissions must include the following components.
1) Agreement Statement
"I agree with the submission guidelines for the Weekly Poems Contest."
2) Poem
Maximum 20 lines of text.
3) Biography
Short biography up to 75 words long.
Also include website and social media links, if applicable.
Keyword Suggestions (Optional)
Suggest three keywords or short phrases.
4) Postal Mailing Address / Address of Residence
– Artist Name:
– Legal Name (if different from your Artist Name):
– Street Number and Name:
– City:
– Province/State:
– Country:
– Postal Code:
– (Optional) Phone / WhatsApp:
Send your submission by email to info@florenciabaybooks.com.
About the Editor
Kirk Ramdath is the publisher, editor, and designer of Weekly Poems and the
waxpoetryart.com publications.
He has read and performed at poetry events in Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax, and many other cities in Canada.
Kirk had the honour of opening the world-famous Peace Bridge in Calgary in 2012.
He has been a publisher since 2005.
He also organized many dozen poetry events, around the 2010s.
Particularly, open-mic poetry events with a featured artist.
Kirk's first book, Love in a Handful of Dust, was published by Frontenac House in 2011,
and will be republished by Florencia Bay Books in 2025.
He has three other poetry books near completion.
In 2002, Kirk obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with Distinction, and a Minor in Philosophy from the University of Calgary, in Canada.
Kirk was born in Trinidad and Tobago, moved to Canada at age 10 with his family, and now writes and publishes from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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– Weekly Poems is part of waxpoetryart.com – the website for people who love poetry, art, photography,
fiction, and plays.
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