Ottawa Poetry Magazine

09/01/2022

Wax Poetry and Art presents,

Poetry World #4

Capturing the poetic breath of humanity, this new issue presents 25 new poems from an international roster of poets.
Take a journey around the world, in poetry.

Wax Poetry and Art presents Poetry World #4. Poetry World collects new poems published on the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

01/04/2022

New year. New poetry. Read Poetry World #2 at Wax Poetry and Art.

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Wax Poetry and Art presents Poetry World #2. Poetry World collects new poems published on the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

11/19/2021

Our Magnum Opus
by Shaima Kaka
(Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)

Nine years ago I clutched a wooden spoon
And stirred intently some okra in a pan
In vain attempts to lose the unshakeable smile
That had taken root while on a bicycle that morning.

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Read the poem, 'Our Magnum Opus' by Shaima Kaka, poet from Ottawa, Canada. Published in Ottawa Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

10/09/2021

New in Ottawa Poetry Magazine –

"A Bottle of Bleach" by Jeremy Raymond

A skully warning, pasted under the sapped label,
neglected like the jagged cap,
that rolled away some time ago,
like how I did, moments ago.
another one reads the 'do's' and 'don'ts'

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Read the poem, 'A Bottle of Bleach' by Jeremy Raymond, poet from Ottawa, Canada. Published in Ottawa Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

10/09/2021

New in Ottawa Poetry Magazine –

"Our Magnum Opus" by Shaima Kaka

Nine years ago I clutched a wooden spoon
And stirred intently some okra in a pan
In vain attempts to lose the unshakeable smile
That had taken root while on a bicycle that morning.

Excerpt shown. Click to read the full poem:
http://waxpoetryart.com/ottawa/published/2021kaka.html

Read the poem, 'Our Magnum Opus' by Shaima Kaka, poet from Ottawa, Canada. Published in Ottawa Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

09/19/2021

Wax Poetry and Art presents

Poetry World #1

Read new poems from around the world. Poetry World collects new poems published on the Wax Poetry and Art Network. Enjoy and share the poems in this collection, and submit poetry for the next.

http://waxpoetryart.com/collections/poetryworld1.html

Wax Poetry and Art presents Poetry World #1. Poetry World collects new poems published on the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

02/14/2021

Poetry World #1: Poem 14 of 17

Published in Ottawa Poetry Magazine

Fabrications

by Margaret Code
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

Wouldn’t this be foxy with
a salmon sheath
underneath
…the fall ballet gala?

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08/29/2020

Attn. Poets in Canada!

Poets of Canada Contest #2 closes at midnight, August 30.

This contest is free to enter and open to residents of Canada only. Read the submission guidelines to submit:
http://waxpoetryart.com/canada/submissions/poetsofcanada2.html

07/31/2020

Canada Poetry Magazine & Wax Poetry and Art present,
Poets of Canada Contest #2

- This is a free contest. You must live in Canada to submit.
- This contest closes on Sunday, August 30, 2020, at midnight. The winner will be published on or before Monday, September 14, 2020.
- This contest is a Wax Poetry and Art Champions Cup qualifying event.

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Canada Poetry Magazine invites all poets living in Canada to submit to Poets of Canada Contest #2.

Submission Guidelines
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07/03/2020

45 Poems of Protest: The Pandemic

Disruption

by Tamara Best
(Madoc, Ontario, Canada)

It is merely a disturbance
So we’ll have to dare,
This close to the edge
We might all be guilty
And these accusations
Are like arrows to hearts

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04/15/2020

Poets of Canada Contest #1 **CLOSING SOON**

Presented by Canada Poetry Magazine & Wax Poetry and Art.

- This is a free contest. You must live in Canada to submit.
- This contest closes on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at midnight. The winner will be published on or before Monday, May 4, 2020.
- This contest is a Wax Poetry and Art Champions Cup qualifying event.

Description
Canada Poetry Magazine invites all poets living in Canada to submit to Poets of Canada Contest #1.

Submission Guidelines
Please read these submission guidelines carefully. Adherence to the submission guidelines is now part of the review process. Participants will receive email acknowledgement that their submission has been received. Incomplete or improperly formatted submissions will be disqualified at the beginning of the review process. Therefore, you must ensure that you follow these guidelines carefully.

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01/19/2020

Ottawa Poetry Magazine - Call for Submissions

Attention, poets! Regular poetry submissions for Ottawa Poetry Magazine are now open. Click to read the submission guidelines. Submissions are open to everyone in Ontario.

http://waxpoetryart.com/ottawa/submissions.html

Ottawa Poetry Magazine publishes great poetry by poets in Ontario.

05/21/2019

Presenting the First Place poem in Calgary Poetry Contest #2, "Rowing across the North Atlantic" by Oshawa, Ontario poet, Barbara E. Hunt.

Sponsored by Frontenac House.

Rowing Across the North Atlantic

Perhaps not all are as confident
as Carlson, six hundred miles
into his high-sea adventure.

I wonder, couldn’t we then learn
about push-off and Isle of Scilly
landings? About fear like half-built

hurricanes and mystics of plankton
phosphorescence with each stroke
in the night.

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Read "Rowing Across the North Atlantic" by Barbara E. Hunt, the First Place poem in Calgary Poetry Contest #2.

03/10/2019

reflections in a gallery

by Bob MacKenzie

daguerreotype of an unroofed foundling
abandoned to the dangers of the streets,
peering from a dank space between buildings,
the dusk-light stippled like an engraving.

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Read poetry by Bob MacKenzie in Ottawa Poetry Magazine.

09/25/2018

Winner: Canada Poetry Contest #1
Top Canadian Poet: Canada Poetry Contest #1

Cleft

by J. Y. T. Kennedy
(Ardrossan, Alberta, Canada)

Were a pair of clovis spearpoints pressed
into the mud now dry as rock?
Or had I found the cloven hoofmark
of some enormous elk?
And what would happen if I drank
the water pooled within?
Heat and thirst compelled me to kneel,
to wet my lips in the muddy swirl.
I tasted the grit in my mouth,
and swallowed.

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http://waxpoetryart.com/canada/2018/kennedy.html

Read the Winner & Top Canadian Poet of Canada Poetry Contest #1 - "Cleft" by J. Y. T. Kennedy, poet from Ardrossan, Alberta.

09/08/2018

Read the First Place winner & Top UK Poet in UK Poetry Contest #1 from Wax Poetry and Art and UK Poetry Magazine - "That Garden was About Twenty Feet Square" by Cathy Bryant, poet from Disley, Cheshire East.

08/16/2018

Read the winning poem in Wax Poetry and Art Poetry Contest #14 - "Lukewarm Leadwater" by Nic Custer, poet from Flint, Michigan.

07/29/2018

Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets to submit to The Calgary Poetry Contest #2. Prizes are offered for First Place and Top Calgary Poet. Read guidelines to submit.

05/13/2018

Read the Third Place poem in Wax Poetry and Art Poetry Contest #14 - "Dhaka" by Sujash Purna, poet from Kirksville, Missouri.

05/05/2018

ANNOUNCING

The Christmas Poem Contest 2018

This year, on Christmas morning, poets around the world will open a letter and read the winning poem of this contest -- The Christmas Poem. It could be yours. Contest closes September 30, 2018.

Read the submission guidelines:
http://waxpoetryart.com/contests/christmas.html

Read guidelines for participating in The Christmas Poem Contest from Wax Poetry and Art. This year, on Christmas morning, poets around the world will open a letter and read the winning poem of this contest -- The Christmas Poem. It could be yours.

03/23/2018

The Most-Read Poems by Canadian Women

Click to see the most-read poems by Canadian women ever published in Wax Poetry and Art. Share these great poems with the poetry lovers you know.

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These are the most-read poems by Canadian women ever published in Wax Poetry and Art.

02/19/2018

Under 25 Poetry Contest #2

Young poets are the future of poetry. Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets under 25 years of age, living everywhere on Earth, to enter the Under 25 Poetry Contest. This contest is free to enter and closes April 1, 2018.

Share this contest with the young poets you know. Click to read submission guidelines:
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Young poets are the future of poetry. Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets under 25 years of age, from everywhere on Earth, to enter the Under 25 Poetry Contest #2.

02/19/2018

Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #4

Whatever the human journey, let the record show that poets were there. Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets to participate in the Socially Engaged Poetry Contest. Submissions are welcome from everywhere on Earth. This contest is free to enter and closes April 1, 2018.

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Poetry has a role to play in shaping discourse around the pressing issues of our time. Read guidelines for participating in the Socially Engaged Poetry Contest from Wax Poetry and Art.

02/19/2018

Wax Poetry and Art Poetry Contest #15

The world's best poets are invited to compete in the Wax Poetry and Art Poetry Contest. Submissions are welcome from everywhere on earth. This contest is free to enter and closes April 1, 2018.

Read the guidelines to submit:
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Read guidelines for participating in Poetry Contest #15 from Wax Poetry and Art, the most exciting poetry contest in the world. Submissions are welcome from everywhere on earth.

12/30/2017

It's cold outside. Warm up with a hot mug and the Wax Poetry and Art Readers Choice Top Ten 2017.

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A list of the most popular content on the Wax Poetry and Art network in 2017.

12/26/2017

Wax Poetry and Art presents

Reader's Choice Top Ten 2017

Presenting the 10 favourite works on the Wax Poetry and Art network in 2017, based on unique pageviews tracked by Google Analytics.

Thank you for reading! Please share this page with like-minded friends.

Here's to a great 2018 in poetry, art, and life.

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A list of the most popular content on the Wax Poetry and Art network in 2017.

12/17/2017

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11/25/2017

Announcing: Poems About Calgary

Calgary Poetry Magazine invites current and former residents of Calgary, Alberta to submit one or two original, unpublished poems that are inspired by their experience of Calgary. Visitors to Calgary may also submit poems inspired by their visit.

Poems About Calgary is a new Special Project from Calgary Poetry Magazine and Wax Poetry and Art.

Published and edited by Kirk Ramdath.

http://waxpoetryart.com/calgary/poemsaboutcalgary/

Calgary Poetry Magazine invites current and former residents of Calgary, Alberta to submit poems inspired by their experience of Calgary. Visitors to Calgary may also submit poems inspired by their visit. Read submission guidelines here.

11/18/2017

Wax Poetry and Art publisher and editor Kirk Ramdath reads Mantz Yorke's poem, "Reflections: The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, Washington DC". This poem won First Place in Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #1 from Wax Poetry and Art.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7VHl5ripNI

Wax Poetry and Art publisher and editor Kirk Ramdath reads Mantz Yorke's poem, "Reflections: The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, Washington DC". This poem won Fi...