Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 16, 2026

Poetry

Poems published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.

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Divine Splendour! by Sony Dalia

Sony Dalia is an academic, poet, translator and critic. He is a Fellow of Royal Asiatic Society, Great Britain and Ireland. He lives in Hyderabad, India.

How Do You Say Goodbye in Sesotho to a Group of People? by Ndaba Sibanda

"Let’s take a tour..."

Best Life by Zhihua Wang

Zhihua Wang received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Arkansas and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Creative Writing at the University of Rhode Island.

Merely Players by Lucius Falkland

"...What life was like within his skin..."

I Dug My Shrine by Sushant Thapa

"...The world was a cage of sunshine and moonrise..."

Afterwards by Thomas Elson

"...They will not tell you..."

30 Days by Wayne F. Burke

"...Hey, I am paying you, man!.."

Butterfly and Rose by Susan Brumel

"One morning deep in summer..."

Invincible Gaza by Ali Ashhar

"...insatiable hunger confronts the invincible faith..."

Of Zimbabwe’s Tormented Treasures, Voracious Vampires and Empires by Ndaba Sibanda

"...parading the loot is cheap, chilling and ill..."

To You Life: Forever! by Pranab Ghosh

"...They flew across the horizon..."

cubic centimeters by Jerome Berglund

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

Time Does Not Stop by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

"...I reach out to the clouds..."

Floors and Ceilings by Jeff Burt

"...like Pacific waves anything but pacific..."

We Loved Not Each Other by Uday Shankar Ojha

"...Buds bloomed, leaves fluttered— spring be or not..."

[if on the run is where you’re from] by John Sweet

"...these better days we were taught about..."

In the Cave by Kushal Poddar

"...Day has sent a search party..."

Adumbration by Sanjeev Sethi

"...In your yawn, oscitancy meets its end..."

Gold by Jim Bates

There isn't only one way to win...

Kudos to Mashudu Tshifularo, the Pioneer and Professor by Ndaba Sibanda

"...the world’s first middle-ear <br> transplant using 3D-printed bones..."

I Dreamed of a Little Girl by Fabrice Poussin

"...imaginations made in dreamlands surged again..."

I Am... by Jackie Chou

Jackie Chou is a writer from Southern California who has two collections of poetry, "The Sorceress" and "Finding My Heart in Love and Loss," published by cyberwit.

Identity by Jim Murdoch

Jim Murdoch has been writing poetry for fifty years and has graced the pages of many now-defunct magazines and a few that are still hanging on in there. For ten years he ran the literary blog "The Truth About Lies" but now lives quietly in Scotland with his wife and (increasingly) next door’s cat.

After Costco, Before Ukraine by Nolo Segundo

"...it took much longer than you expected..."

Cure of Life by George Gad Economou

"...moments remain alive only in the mind..."

Dogwalker by Ian Mullins

"best dark is under the blankets late at night..."

We're All Doomed by Lynn White

"...Well, so we are!..."

Into the Unknown by Almustapha Umar

Almustapha Umar, a Nigerian poet based in Jalingo Taraba state, a member at Newborn Poet Forum and Hill-top Creative Arts Foundation Taraba chapter.

Why This Home Is No Longer Homely and Happy by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Shouldn’t a home be as homely and convivial as the hug of hospitality?..."

Mission Renewed by Pranab Ghosh

"...stand still at the shore of TIME..."