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Wax Nine Journal

Poems that are signed to a record label, each month on the third Wednesday.

Black and white illustration of two people hugging, colorful flowers grow in front

“Elegy for 2019” by Umang Kalra

Black and white portrait of a woman with red flame halo surrounding her head

3 Poems on Saints by Rachel Milligan

Black and white illustration of man facing away and blue-highlighted glaciers rising from his back

“My Thoughts” & “Things We Love Too Much:” by Sean Cho A.

Person with glasses and tattoos sits in backseat of a car. On the steering wheel, a red manicured hand wearing a ring.

“Gay People Can’t Drive” & “I Know Alone” by Beyza Ozer

Person with red bandana over their face tips their cowboy hat in front of a late night bar's neon sign. Two people in the background stand closely smoking cigarettes.

“A Glossary of Enduro Terms” & “How About Them Apples” by Carson Jordan

Blue person with long hair, glowing halo and earrings, red snakes around their neck and dripping from their eyes

“Naming Ceremony” & “The Man on the Moon Tells Me My Name” by Jahnavi Mehta

Illustration of a body sitting and curled up, constellations in a black bubble behind them.

“Drapetomania (or How I’m Healing Unwell)” & “Eulogy for River who Rises from Ashes” by Celina Nicole

Illustration of two hands holding each other in front of spread legs and feet, which turn into grass and a blooming yellow flower in front of a star-filled night sky.

“Bouquet for Healthy Platonic Dependency” & “Prayer for Your Small Ground” by Mark Cugini

Illustration of two small figures standing on the ground in the night, larger figure outlined in green in the night sky behind them.

“We’re the Women of ’80s B-Movies,” “Spacing Out” & “First Winter Dream” by Allison Hummel

Drawing of a person's face in black ink on a blue background

“Candy” & “Haibun 2” by Corey Qureshi

Collage of four black and white photos of people looking shocked, set on a yellow background

“I Compulsively Look Up Men Who Hurt Me on Instagram” & “Broken Branch” by Caitlin Wolper

Drawings of two people standing facing away and one kneeling, on blue ground with green sky

“Vancouverism” & “A.M. Rounds – UTMB, 12.17.2032” by Riley Ratcliff

Illustration using reconfigured samples of 16 bit pixel art by Max Allison

“I Never Knew I Wanted to Be a Father” & “A Story of Speed” by Satya Dash

Illustration using reconfigured samples of 16 bit pixel art by Max Allison

3 ‘Sopranos’ Poems by Francisca Matos

Illustration using reconfigured samples of 16 bit pixel art by Max Allison

Excerpt from ‘Record’ by Danniel Schoonebeek

Abstract painting in blue, pink, orange, green and red by Laura Larson

“Questgiver” & “Postcard from the Hellified Zone” by Amy Marvin

Painting of a pink circle, outline of a hand in blue, lightning bolts, and tears by Laura Larson

“Moldy Clementines” & “Morning Routine” by Urvi Kumbhat

Abstract painting unpick, green, yellow and purple with black outlines of skulls overlaid, by Laura Larson

“Love Poem for Diet Coke” & “I Just Wanna Go Real Hard” by Sophie Furlong Tighe

Illustration of pregnancy test against pink background

“Warm Month Horse Mourn,” “Six Weeks” & “For God” by Kateri Whitfield

Illustration of Bad Bunny against red background

“Bad Bunny is Caro” & “Smallest Kind of Prayer” by Asiyah Herrero

Illustration of a window opening out on blue background

“Inheritance” & “Anniversary” by Freddie Blooms

Illustration of back of a woman staring at a boarded up house

3 Portraits of My Mother by Dani Janae

Illustration of person floating in dark water

3 Poems by Lauren Milici

Illustration of man taking photo of a woman in front of a house on fire

“Our Villainous Past” & “Blood Tomato” by Sara Renberg

Surrealist painting by Sarah Waddle depicting a blue figure screaming on grass, with yellow clouds in a pink sky

3 Poems by Cameron Gorman

Surrealist painting by Sarah Waddle depicting two entwined figures in a colorful, geometric setting

“Ghouls,” “Horrorshow” & “Dissolution Method” by Caroline Crew

Surrealist painting by Sarah Waddle with several figures including a blue skull and red clouds

“Consolatrix” & “Lake Lake” by Cori Hutchinson

Illustration of yellow fruit on black background with primary color polka dots

2 Poems by Mariah Freire

Illustration of gourd on blue background with primary color polka dots

2 Poems by Ezra Tiberius

Illustration of banana on light blue background with primary color polka dots

2 Poems by Neha Maqsood

Green and red abstract painting by Kjell Hansen

3 Poems by Ojo Taiye

Green and red abstract painting by Kjell Hansen

3 Poems by Alexandra Martinez

Red and pink abstract painting by Kjell Hansen

2 Poems by Nicole Steinberg

Geometric abstract illustrations, primarily black and white with thin lines in rainbow colors

“Tongue,” “2012” & “Chastened” by Kimaya Diggs

Geometric abstract illustrations, primarily black and white with thin lines in rainbow colors

“After the Water Turns Over” & “Thursday, 9 a.m.” by Abigail Swoboda

Geometric abstract illustrations, primarily black and white with thin lines in rainbow colors

3 Poems by Juhee Lee

Pink hands against pink and purple shapes in watercolor

“Life Dinner” & “Moon Poem” by Courtney Cook

Hooded figures in watercolor

3 Poems by Seth Jani

Face painted in blue watercolor with red splatter

“30” & “Bloated by Thoughts” by Sydney Gore

Colorful sketch of male torso, faces

2 Poems by Shira Sanghvi

Black ink sketch of nude woman's torso covered in red and yellow ink

3 Poems by Amy Saul-Zerby

Red lips and sketched faces on a city skyline

“Stay Cool” & “Tap B” by Amanda Dissinger

Illustration by Nia Chavez; a green hummingbird sipping a pink flower through a window.

3 Poems by Tucker Leighty-Phillips

Illustration by Nia Chavez; lips play a trumpet filled with flowers.

2 Poems by Demree McGhee

Illustration by Nia Chavez; outline of a person against the sun and cherry blossoms.

2 Poems by Laura Wang

Abstract painting by Sally Egbert

“Token” & “Liner Notes to the Soundtrack of My Ego Trip” by Adrian S. Potter

Abstract painting by Sally Egbert

“I Say Alanis Morissette Three Times in the Mirror” & “My Nonna Counts Rosary Beads in a Dream” by Erika Walsh

Abstract painting by Sally Egbert

“Chesapeake,” “Small Evening, Abroad” & “Normandy” by Tyler Barstow

Red chair covered in vines on purple background

3 Poems by Imani Christopher

Pink tampon emitting sparkles, held by green hand on lavender background

3 Poems by Sharada Tolton

Green jar containing floating dishes behind purple curtain

Adulting by Charlotte Seley

Lightly frowning flowers against a checkerboard pink and blue background

“sonnet in pill form” & “delicacy” by Stephanie Ginese

Backs of people standing in line wearing cloud, star, and a heart-printed colorful robes

Stick & Poke by Richard Chiem

A room with pink star wallpaper, grey posters, and a window looking out to some pink clouds

“The Future” & “Evolution is a Sort of Dementia” by Leanne Ruell

Text: "We're postponing this week's poems. Here's where the honorariums went instead. $50 went to Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books, one of Philly's great independent Black-owned bookstores. About their fundraiser: "donations will towards providing financial relief to our staff, paying our vendors, and paying our other bills.” Click through for an assortment of lists of other bookstores you might like to support now & always, including Uncle Bobbie’s.

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We’re postponing this week’s poems. Here’s where the honorariums went instead. $50 went to Philadelphia Community Bail Fund. About: “The mission of the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund is to end cash bail in our city. Until that day, we post bail for our neighbors who cannot afford to pay.” Click through for an assortment of guides to local bail funds you might like to support now & always, including @phillybailout.

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We're postponing this week's poems. Here's where the honorariums went instead. $50 went to ProjectSAFE. About: "Mutual aid-based harm reduction for women, queer, and trans people involved in the street economies of Philly. Kensington based/sex worker focused." They're also currently providing medical support those injured at protests and/or after incarceration. Click through for an assortment of guides to local sex worker funds you might like to support now & always, including ProjectSAFE.

Support Sex Workers

Yellow square, blue spiral, and primary color flowers on a black background

Watching Porn by Nikki Wallschlaeger

Yellow pitcher in the sky pours onto swirl of primary colored flowers, against black background

2 Poems by Gion Davis

Red fish on black background with blue and yellow accents

The Fish by Jacqueline Linares

Abstract illustration of two rainbow semi-circles on a white background

Why We Can’t Have Nice Things by Joanna C. Valente

Abstract rainbow illustration with long intersecting shapes

“roadkill” & “salvation” by Emily Clarke

Abstract illustration of fan-like shapes in many shades of red, pink and yellow

You Are Shining Some Glory on Me by Innas Tsuroiya

Collage of previous weeks' illustrations

“notes app on night mode” and “wai t” by Lio Min

Collage of previous weeks' illustrations

“bit of skin” and “Lines from a Salesman” by Kathryn Hummel

Collage of previous weeks' illustrations

2 Poems by Angelo Maneage

panties in the sunshine

3 Poems by Laura Theobald

braided person against colorful flowers

In Search of a Lost Time that Never Existed by Iris McCloughan

two people facing the moonlight

2 Poems by Angela F. Qian

pink flowers in the blue nighttime, yellow hand crossing its fingers

2 Poems by Cassandra de Alba

fluffy clouds and pink eyes

2 Poems by Anis Gisele

blue heart in pink flames on yellow background

“For Jerry” & “Both Lines Blue” by Matt Korvette

Hands with blue nail polish holding a red apple

No Second Seventh and Second by Jordan Davis

Painting toenails and spilled polish

2 Poems by Arti Gollapudi

Fence over grass and a blue sky

2 Poems by Alexus Erin

Textured red lines with hands and a flower emerging.

“Elegy for a Midwestern Punk Scene” & “a sonnet” by Isobel Bess

Red figures look out over a blue forest

5 Problems by Matthew Mahaney

Red figure seated on a white block.

“liposuction” & “shrink” by katixa espinoza

Gas station at dusk

3 Poems by Claudia Delfina Cardona

Funeral procession and bees

“One Jester” & “Vertigo” by Kevin Latimer

Detached head and pigeons in foggy pink space

“Judith Poem no. 4” & “protein” by Alanna McArdle

Disembodied mouth emitting a cloud with eyes.

Excerpt from My Baby First Birthday by Jenny Zhang

Floating patterned textiles

2 poems by Melissa Lozada-Oliva

Back of a person looking at many gleaming tablets

2 poems by Zach Blackwood