Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026
Rajnish Mishra

Rajnish Mishra

Rajnish Mishra is a poet, writer, translator and blogger born and brought up in Varanasi, India and now in exile from his city. His work originates at the point of intersection between his psyche and his city.

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About Rajnish Mishra

Rajnish Mishra is a poet, writer, translator and blogger born and brought up in Varanasi, India and now in exile from his city. His work originates at the point of intersection between his psyche and his city.

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  • They Want Us to Obey

    "...show me the glowing fire from dying embers..."

  • Time and Life to Death

    "...Life goes daily, usually on..."

  • My City Rises

    "...a slow and sure rise of memories, thoughts and emotions..."

  • No, I May Not Return

    "...Past is past..."

  • I Am Rich in My Losses

    "...my walks along the riverfront my mornings and evenings, the pushing mad crowd..."

  • My City and Yours

    "Ghats, narrow lanes, sand, temples, river..."

  • Demands Unchanged

    "...I know the shock, the pain, the novelty of being wanted no longer..."

  • Poetry Speaks Best

    "...be politically correct, send it to the right places..."

  • My Lines

    "...Would it not be dead, not dead if read?.."

  • Thoughts Race

    "...the sky is the same but the ground beneath is not..."

  • Tricks Language Plays

    "...with eyes: half-inquiring, half-afraid..."

  • Mind flash miracle

    "...I was there, but the trigger was not..."

  • Guilty as Accused

    "Unreal voice from my past, who are you?.."

  • Nowadays

    "...They live amongst us nowadays..."

  • Graveyard of Memories

    "...Moments, long past and forgotten, came to life there..."

  • Cogito

    "...questions that are, were; have been alive in my mind..."

  • The truth of heart

    "Poetry is the truth of heart..."