Wax Poetry and Art, Nanaimo, BC (2024)

08/11/2024

San Francisco Poetry Magazine – Submissions

San Francisco Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from everyone living in California.

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San Francisco Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from poets living in California.

08/11/2024

Canada Poetry Magazine – Submissions

Canada Poetry Magazine accepts poetry, photography, and visual art submissions from all persons living in Canada.

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Canada Poetry Magazine publishes poets living in Canada.

08/03/2024

Atlantic Canada Poetry Magazine – Submissions

Atlantic Canada Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from poets living in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Atlantic Canada Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from poets living in Atlantic Canada.

08/01/2024

Pattering a Prayer
by Cal Tichenor

Pattering a prayer: window worming
jewels melt down, form in hum-drum.
The leaves are taken in a dreamt
and windless fever.

Click to read the full poem in Vancouver Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'Pattering a Prayer' by Cal Tichenor, poet from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Published in Vancouver Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/30/2024

Wax Poetry and Art – Visual Art Contest

Wax Poetry and Art invites all artists in all mediums to participate in the Visual Art Contest. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

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Wax Poetry and Art's Visual Art Contest is open to submissions from everyone on Earth. Follow the guidelines to submit.

07/25/2024

Chronic
by Emelda N. Gwitimah

These pins and needles hurt more with each day and with less heat.
The plates and screws that hold me together grind with the slipping sleet.

Click to read the full poem in Canada Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'Chronic' by Emelda N. Gwitimah, poet from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Published in Canada Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/25/2024

Wax Poetry and Art – Photo Contest

Wax Poetry and Art invites all photographers to participate in the Photo Contest. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

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Wax Poetry and Art's Photo Contest is open to submissions from everyone on Earth. Follow the guidelines to submit.

07/18/2024

Wax Poetry and Art – Three Haiku Contest

Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets to participate in the Three Haiku Contest. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

Published, edited, and designed by Kirk Ramdath in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Nanaimo is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation.

Submit three haiku. You may include a title for the overall submission, although this is not required. Do not title individual haiku. The three haiku may be connected thematically, or not. However, the resonance of the three haiku when read together is important.

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Wax Poetry and Art's Three Haiku Contest is open to submissions from everyone on Earth. Follow the guidelines to submit.

07/18/2024

Under 25 Poetry Contest #6 – First Place

My Mother Broke Her Leg
by Paige Francis

My mother broke her leg
So I began to stretch
Furling over
The sickly crack of bones bending unnaturally

Click to read the full poem in Wax Mag #4.

Read 'My Mother Broke Her Leg' by Paige Francis, poet from Leicester, England, United Kingdom. Published in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #4.

07/18/2024

The Personas of a Poet
by Hope Cotton

I am a fool, a knave.
I'll dive down the depths of my emotion.
With no logic or regard.
Drowning is dizzying, splendid.
I'll brave Dante's fires for feelings' sake.

Click to read the full poem in New Zealand Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'The Personas of a Poet' by Hope Cotton, poet from Wellington, New Zealand. Published in New Zealand Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/17/2024

Himalayan Aurora
by Shradha Mohan

in the urban ridges
beside a humble forest
on the grounds of a mythical river
we found a portal below our nest
didn't we?

Click to read the full poem in India Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'Himalayan Aurora' by Shradha Mohan, poet from New Delhi, India. Published in India Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/14/2024

Introvert
by Kent Vaughn

endless possibilities
of an ever-growing bustle
the weekly build-up
consumes his soul

Click to read the full poem in Texas Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'Introvert' by Kent Vaughn, poet from Allen, Texas, United States. Published in Texas Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/14/2024

Wax Poetry and Art – Haiku Contest

Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets to participate in the Haiku Contest. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

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Wax Poetry and Art's Haiku Contest is open to submissions from everyone on Earth. Follow the guidelines to submit.

07/14/2024

Wax Poetry and Art – Under 25 Poetry Contest

Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets under 25 years of age to participate in the Under 25 Poetry Contest. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

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Wax Poetry and Art's Under 25 Poetry Contest is open to submissions from everyone on Earth who is under 25 years of age at time of submission. Follow the guidelines to submit.

07/13/2024

Bigger than Me
by Chelsea Awang

Loving, lying, sing song birds lull me
Our hearts are pleased, nonetheless.
Riding the earth on beauty's hard back
Then bathe, clothe, house, feed him.

Click to read the full poem in First Nations Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'Bigger than Me' by Chelsea Awang, poet from Jimeta, Adamawa, Nigeria. Published in First Nations Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/13/2024

Socially Engaged Poetry Contest #9 – First Place

Siempre Norte
by Nicholas Allison

A harsh, desolate, unforgiving land,
beautiful in the way things with the power to destroy often are.
The nights come on suddenly

Click to read the full poem in Wax Mag #4.

Read 'Siempre Norte' by Nicholas Allison, poet from Leander, Texas, United States. Published in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #4.

07/13/2024

Save the Date: September 15th, 2024

Shakespeare's Pen is coming to Wax Poetry and Art.

Shakespeare's Pen is a new type of contest. In addition to winning the honour of Wielding Shakespeare's Pen for one year, the winning poet also wins the Shakespeare's Pen Magazine for their country. For a full year, only poets from the winning poet's nation will be able to submit to Shakespeare's Pen Magazine.

Full details when the contest opens on September 15th, 2024. Visit the Submissions page on that date for complete information.

Wax Poetry and Art publishes poetry, fiction, visual art, and photography from around the world.

07/12/2024

Bone by Bone

by Olivia Campos

Only when your eyes perceive weakness,
You will eat.
And I will have no choice,
Take my eyes,
My ears,
Rip the skin off my bones

Click to read the full poem in Australia Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'Bone by Bone' by Olivia Campos, poet from Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Published in Australia Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/12/2024

Waiting for Harvest

by Blessing Oziama

I remember that once,
The world was new and ripe and full
Of all things beautiful.
We smiled at the clear expanding spaces
We danced in the breezes
We kissed the youthful, hallowed ground.

Click to read the full poem in Africa Poetry Magazine.

Read the poem, 'Waiting for Harvest' by Blessing Oziama, poet from Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria. Published in Africa Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/08/2024

Wax Poetry and Art Socially Engaged Poetry Contest

Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets to participate in the Socially Engaged Poetry Contest. This contest seeks poems that shine the light on injustice and disparity and that recognize victories and unsung heroes in the quest for a better Earth for all living things on it. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

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Wax Poetry and Art's Socially Engaged Poetry Contest is open to submissions from everyone on Earth. Follow the guidelines to submit.

07/08/2024

Wax Poetry and Art Featured Poet Contest

The Featured Poet Contest is an opportunity for artists who have already been published in a Wax Poetry and Art publication to showcase a selection of three new poems.

Artists must have been published in a Wax Poetry and Art publication at least once between September 1st, 2021 and today's date. Additionally, artists who have previously won the Featured Poet contest must wait until 12 months following their publication date to enter this contest again.

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Wax Poetry and Art's Featured Poet Contest is open to submissions from serious poets. Read the guidelines to see if you meet the criteria. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

07/07/2024

Save the Date: January 15th, 2025

The Poetry World Cup is coming to Wax Poetry and Art.

Wax Poetry and Art publishes poetry, photography, visual art, and fiction from around the world.

07/06/2024

The Poetry Contest from Wax Poetry and Art

Wax Poetry and Art invites all poets to participate in the Poetry Contest. Submissions are accepted from everywhere on Earth.

Closes September 14th, 2024. Click to read guidelines and submit.

Wax Poetry and Art's Poetry Contest is open to submissions from everyone on Earth. Follow the guidelines to submit.

07/05/2024

Dream Stone
by Chelsea Awang

Woe, woe;
Woe unto the wishing stone.
A dainty sphere floats on salt tears
And sinks deep into my closed palm

Click to read the full poem in Wax Mag #4.

Read 'Dream Stone' by Chelsea Awang, poet from Jimeta, Adamawa, Nigeria. Published in Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #4.

07/04/2024

Spells
by Katlego Charmaine Mathebe

When my mother dies, I will inherit her shoes.
Same way spells are passed on from mother to daughter.
This is a family heirloom.
These glass slippers were custom made for my feet.

Click to read the full poem in South Africa Poetry Magazine.

Read 'Spells' by Katlego Charmaine Mathebe, poet from Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Published in South Africa Poetry Magazine, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

07/03/2024

Wendigo
by Sophia Tone

Do you remember that winter night?
It was nearly a blizzard
but wasn't. It was a war

Click to read the full poem in Axil Poetry and Art.

Read the poem, 'Wendigo' by Sophia Tone, poet from Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Published in Axil Poetry and Art, part of the Wax Poetry and Art Network.

05/26/2024

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Here's a list of current contests on the Wax Poetry and Art Network. All contests are free to enter, with no cash prize. Submissions close September 14th, 2024. View all on the Submissions page: and read the guidelines to submit.
https://waxpoetryart.com/submissions.html

Wax Poetry and Art Poetry Contest
Submissions are open to everyone. Submissions close September 14th, 2024.

Wax Poetry and Art Featured Poet Contest
Submissions are open to everyone published in a Wax Poetry and Art publication between September 1st, 2021, and today's date.

Wax Poetry and Art Socially Engaged Poetry Contest
Submissions are open to everyone. Submissions close September 14th, 2024.

Wax Poetry and Art Under 25 Poetry Contest
Submissions are open to all persons under 25 years of age. Submissions close September 14th, 2024.

Wax Poetry and Art Haiku Contest
Submissions are open to everyone. Submissions close September 14th, 2024.

Wax Poetry and Art Three Haiku Contest
Submissions are open to everyone. Submissions close September 14th, 2024.

Wax Poetry and Art Photo Contest
Submissions are open to everyone. Submissions close September 14th, 2024.

Wax Poetry and Art Visual Art Contest
Submissions are open to everyone. Submissions close September 14th, 2024.

Comet Contests

The winners of these contests will be collected in the issue of Wax Poetry and Art Magazine that will be pubilshed on on January 15th, 2025. Contests are listed alphabetically by publication name.

Africa Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in Africa.

Axil Poetry and Art Poetry Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone under 25 years of age.

Canada Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in Canada.

Dublin Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Edmonton Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in North and South America.

Eleventh Transmission Poetry Contest
Accepts submissions of socially engaged poetry, taking into consideration the widest possible definition of socially engaged. Submissions are open to everyone.

First Nations Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Canadians; Native Americans; and Indigenous people from around the world.

India Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissionsfrom everyone living in India.

Montreal Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in the Canadian province of Quebec.

NYC Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in the Northeastern United States. This includes the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Vancouver Poetry Magazine Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in the Pacific Northwest. This includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in the United States, and British Columbia and The Yukon in Canada.

Wax International Poetry Contest
Accepts poetry submissions from everyone.

Wax Poetry and Art publishes poetry, fiction, visual art, and photography from around the world.

05/17/2024

The Poetry World Cup & Shakespeare's Pen

Wax Poetry and Art introduces two exciting new ways to experience, and to participate in, the excellent poetry being written all over the world. Introducing, the Poetry World Cup and Shakespeare's Pen

The Poetry World Cup

The Poetry World Cup is a new annual celebration of poetry around the world. The English language has spread across the world. As well, the adoption of English as a second language by people in many countries means that the widest variety of humans belongs equally to a shared artistic tradition, poetry.

The inaugural Poetry World Cup will happen right here in Wax Poetry and Art on January 15th, 2025. The most-read poems from eight countries published on the Wax Poetry and Art Network in 2024 will be assembled into the Poetry World Cup 2025 Collection. These poems and their poets will represent their nations in the Poetry World Cup. A reading period will commence.

This is not a critical competition. The selected poems are already published and pre-confirmed to be excellent. This is a celebration of the vibrancy and internationality of poetry, and of all eight Poetry World Cup Finalists. The Poetry World Cup Champion will be the nation whose poem is the most read during the reading period. The winning nation and poet will be announced on May 15th, 2025.

Poetry World Cup Qualification

Retroactively to January 2024, all single poem submissions published in any Wax Poetry and Art publication are automatically entered into the Poetry World Cup for consideration as one of the eight Finalists.

Shakespeare's Pen
Shakespeare's Pen is a symbol of poetic excellence. Shakespeare's Pen is a cultural inheritance from the past to the future. One day, perhaps centuries from now, another name will eclipse the great Bard. The English language no longer belongs to one culture or one nation. The English language belongs to everyone who speaks it, across many cultures and nations, equally. Therefore, the next Shakespeare, whoever they are, can live and write, anywhere.

Poets will compete in the Shakespeare's Pen Contests. The winners will be published in an online collection. One poem and poet will be chosen as overall winner.

Shakespeare's Pen is a spotlight that shines on a country's poets. The winning poet, like Arthur pulling Excalibur out of the rock, claims the right to wield the spotlight of Shakespeare's Pen. Along with gaining the personal honour of wielding Shakespeare's Pen, the winning poet claims the Shakespeare's Pen Magazine for their country, exclusively, for a full calendar year. Thus, the Wielder of Shakespeare's Pen provides a service to their nation by creating actual publishing opportunities, exclusively for poets in their home country.

Shakespeare's Pen Contests – September 15th, 2024

Return to this web page on September 15th, 2024 to get more information and participate in the Shakespeare's Pen Contests. These contests will determine which country's poets will be awarded the exclusive opportunity to be published in Shakespeare's Pen Magazine in 2026, the first year of publication.

Visit the Wax Poetry and Art Submissions Page regularly for updates on the Poetry World Cup and Shakespeare's Pen.

Wax Poetry and Art publishes poetry, fiction, visual art, and photography from around the world.

05/15/2024

Wax Poetry and Art Magazine #4

New in Wax Poetry and Art. Presenting the latest round of poetry contest winners, including The Comet Contests.

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Read the fourth issue of Wax Poetry and Art Magazine. Featuring poetry, photography, and art from around the world. Published in canada by Kirk Ramdath.