Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026
Hugh Blanton

Hugh Blanton

Hugh Blanton combs poems out of his hair during those moments he can steal away from his employer's loading dock. He has appeared in The American Journal of Poetry, The Rye Whiskey Review, and other places. He lives in San Diego, California.

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About Hugh Blanton

Hugh Blanton combs poems out of his hair during those moments he can steal away from his employer's loading dock. He has appeared in The American Journal of Poetry, The Rye Whiskey Review, and other places. He lives in San Diego, California.

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  • Reassurances of Validity

    Hugh Blanton combs poems out of his hair during those moments he can steal away from his employer's loading dock. He has appeared in The American Journal of Poetry, The Rye Whiskey Review, and other places. He lives in San Diego, California.

  • Bum Magnets

    "...They've won the war against the apparatus of assimilation..."

  • Family

    "...We needed each other for survival..."

  • A Toast to the Finest

    "...there's no secret handshake..."

  • The Stylite

    "...It was his last refuge..."