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May 15th, 2026
Young Poets World and waxpoetryart.com present Young Poets Collection #2.
Young Poets Collection #2 is the future of poetry, right here, right now.
Young Poets Collection #2 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.
New collections are published in the Young Poets World Library on January 15th, May 15th, and September 15th of every year. Next issue, September 15th, 2026.
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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
Young Poets Magazine Contest #2 – First Place
The Cup's Limit
by Katelyn Kuo
(Azusa, California, United States)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Young Poets 16 to 18 Contest #2 – First Place
Left Holding
by Shotha N. Munyai
(Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Young Poets 13 to 15 Contest #2 – First Place
War on Losing Earth
by Laila Garay
(Skokie, Illinois, United States)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 12 and Under
Young Poets 12 and Under Contest #2 – First Place
My Strawberry Candy Cane
by Rachel Poon
(Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
May 15th, 2026
I Am
by Vishruth Pratheesh Pillai
(Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States)
May 15th, 2026
Bookmarks on Unfinished Pages
by Vriddhi Chauhan
(Faridabad, Haryana, India)
May 15th, 2026
Ribbons and Wrinkles
by Huda Bilal
(Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India)
May 15th, 2026
Loving to Death
by Esra Toprakli
(Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)
May 15th, 2026
Breeze of Change
by Snehal Janardhan Khanderao
(Akola, Maharashtra, India)
May 15th, 2026
Drenched in Your Hues
by Vasundhara Srivastava
(Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
walking in a liminal space
by Shekina Oh
(Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
That Day
by Anurag Mishra
(Raj-Nilgiri, Odisha, India)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Forgotten Windows
by Dhruvika Jain
(Jalandhar, Punjab, India)
May 15th, 2026
Tears of Happiness
by Sana Prakash
(Kannur, Kerala, India)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
The Weight of Grace
by Sophia Clarkson
(Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
The Days Which Passed
by Snehal Janard Khanderao
(Akola, Maharashtra, India)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Why Do I Write?
by Hiteshee Agrawal
(Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 16 to 18
Dead Frank
by Aadi Pandya
(Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
The Words on the Paper
by Elise Loughran
(Halkyn, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
The Way We Faded
by Susan Sim
(Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
Love: By the One Who's Never Fallen in Love
by Vaani Gupta
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 13 to 15
The Devil's Cruel Play
by Laksha Kumari
(Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
May 15th, 2026 in Young Poets 12 and Under
War and Peace
by XinYun Cui (Leah)
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
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