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January 15th, 2026
Presenting the collected poems published in all Young Poets World publications. Young poets have important perspectives and deserve to be heard.
Young Poets Collection #1 is 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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EDITOR'S CHOICE
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
Young Poets Magazine Contest #1 – First Place
Fat Man
by Vladyslava Manuilenko
(Vienna, Austria)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Young Poets 16 to 18 Contest #1 – First Place
Inside
by Mia Vrnoga
(Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Young Poets 13 to 15 Contest #1 – First Place
Even the Olive Tree Weeps
by Ayaana Rahman
(Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 12 and Under
Young Poets 12 and Under Contest #1 – First Place
Voice of the Pack
by Sophia Bai
(Naperville, Illinois, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
The Art of Being a Woman
by Aarna Sandilya
(Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Death of a Stranger
by James Zhang
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Echo of Shame
by Jessica Sibiya
(Hazyview, Mpumalanga, South Africa)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Parents
by Dana Choi
(Albertson, New York, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Letters I Never Sent
by Ekanem Winifred
(Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
The Silence Beyond Death
by Lisem Lau
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Journey Home
by Alisa Karpova
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Silhouette on the Stage
by Charlie Balser
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Seasons of the Arctic Fox
by Faran Greenley
(Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Beware of the Bear
by Alana Nivingalok
(Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Temporary
by Anabelle Su
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
My Quiet Room
by Mykenna Forward
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
How I Want to Be Known
by Grethel Hilario Guzman
(Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
The End of Tomorrow
by Shotha N. Munyai
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Riding the Clouds
by Bojun Maliang
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
On the Field With Him
by Hila Habibi
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Wind
by Rachelle Super
(Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Something Strange
by Diana Izvoznikova
(Aliso Viejo, California, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Perception
by Hiteshee Agrawal
(Auragrabad, Maharashtra, India)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Craving for Change
by Nigella O'Connell
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
I Saved You the Red Marble
by Ayaana Rahman
(Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
Veins
by Regina Chae
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
Me the Monster, the Victim, Me?
by Shaheer Daniyal
(Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
Drawing a Landscape
by Dimana Velcheva
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
When the Time Is Right
by Abioye Mahsudat
(Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
The Heart of Africa
by Samaila Abida
(Abuja, Nigeria)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets Magazine
Years
by Rachelle Super
(Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Untitled 707
by Vladyslava Manuilenko
(Vienna, Austria)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Timeless Eyes
by Sophie Jiang
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Short-Lived Getaway
by Po Yiu Yau
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Voices Silenced
by Mariam Cele
(Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
The Last Scrape
by Matthew Jung
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
I've Only Died Now
by Javier Hernandez
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
The Way I Hate You So
by Elicia Lee
(Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Are Humans Still Humane?
by Avyukta Jaggi
(Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
The Quiet Battle
by Karissa Maniyogina
(Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Dear Grandma
by Emma Montero Suarez
(Higüey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
The Lost Ray of Golden Sunshine
by Saptaparni Sinha
(Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 12 and Under
A Moment in Time
by Arasi Arivarasu
(Chicago, Illinois, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 12 and Under
Black Pearl
by Ruby Rodriguez Nellis
(Chicago, Illinois, United States)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 12 and Under
Falling
by Marija Djeri
(Belgrade, Serbia)
January 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 12 and Under
There Was a Bird
by Luke Zhang
(Chicago, Illinois, United States)
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