Established in 2022 in Jersey City, NJ
WAYE, short for "We Appreciate Your Enthusiasm," the infamous first line of every rejection letter a writer has ever gotten, is a poetry reading series that happens every last Wednesday of the month.
From this, we created By the WAYE, a magazine of poetry and visual art published twice a year under our small indie press, WAYE Small Press. By the WAYE is funded in part by the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund.
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Volume 01, Issue 03, 2026
148 pages
Release date: Spring 2026
By the WAYE is an independent print magazine of poetry and visual art published by WAYE Small Press & Sure Things.
POETRY
Janet E. Aalfs, Dagmawe Berhanu, Beth Boylan, Noah Arhm Choi, Gia Clark-Grillo, John Compton, Isabel Cruz, Hugo Dos Santos, Alexander Eagan, Romel Espinel, Mark Faunlagui, Raul Garcia, Ebony Gilchrist, Ella Hatfield, Josh Humphrey, Munsif Husami, Christopher Lopez, Yetvart S. Majian, Martin Middlewood, Hayley Mojica, Theta Pavis, Ollie Pierce, Paul Rabinowitz, DC Restaino, Stephanie Rodriquez, Millie Maria Serrano, Salvatore Roseo, Annabelle Roses, Cyn Grace Sylvie, Bianelly Tellez, J.T. Trigonis, William J. Van Sickell, Annabelle Veith, S.J. Willett, Dominique D. Wilson
FEATURED POET
Noah Arhm Choi
VISUAL ART
Carlos Aponte
Cover art:
PEACE BIRD
by Carlos Aponte
Digital illustration
2023
This magazine was paid for in part by a grant from the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund.
PREORDERS WILL SHIP JUNE 1ST. PICKUP WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THE OFFICIAL RELEASE.
(If you are attending the release party on May 27th, you can pickup your preorder(s) on that day.)
