Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 30, 2026
Jerome Berglund

Jerome Berglund

Jerome Berglund graduated from the University of Southern California’s Cinema-Television Production program and spent a picaresque decade in the entertainment industry before returning to the midwest where he was born and raised.

12 Articles
2 Genres
2026 Most Recent

About Jerome Berglund

Jerome Berglund graduated from the University of Southern California’s Cinema-Television Production program and spent a picaresque decade in the entertainment industry before returning to the midwest where he was born and raised. He has exhibited many haiku, senryu and haiga online and in print, most recently in the Asahi Shimbun, Failed Haiku, Scarlet Dragonfly, Cold Moon Journal, Bear Creek Haiku, and Daily Haiga. Jerome is furthermore an established, award-winning fine art photographer, whose black and white pictures have been shown in New York, Minneapolis, and Santa Monica galleries.

Poem

11 articles ↑ top
  • The Drink

    "...in the breast pocket of an imitation leather jacket forgotten..."

  • Small Plates

    "...junkyard dog illusory correlations..."

  • Main Course

    "...Bruce Wayne’s still got all of the money..."

  • Welcome

    "...spread my wings, make my fortune..."

  • cubic centimeters

    "...dropping at terminal velocity..."

  • Meet Cute

    "...advertisement eight inches in front of my face..."

  • Pig’s Eye Landing

    "...bull has your back Pamplona..."

  • the Strand

    "...sequences chipping away..."

  • Mosaic

    Art as poem, poem as art...

  • line breaks

    A sedoka is a form of Japanese poetry that consists of six lines.

  • plant ID'ing

    A dance with nature...

Art

1 article ↑ top
  • Can

    Jerome Berglund graduated from the University of Southern California’s Cinema-Television Production program and spent a picaresque decade in the entertainment industry before returning to the midwest where he was born and raised.