Poetry

Sushi by Mark W. Swarthout (Dec 18, 2006)

When I Dream by Sand Pilarski (Dec 4, 2006)

Keeping House by Cheryl Haimann (Nov 27, 2006)

At the end of Mes de los Muertos, the author discovers a surprising connection to her ancestor. In memory of Lillie Mae Tanner Coffey, 1929-2003.

Moon Madness by Lydia Manx (Nov 20, 2006)

NaNoWriMo 2006: Writing Some Words on November Evenings by Cheryl Haimann (Oct 30, 2006)

It's National Novel Writing Month again and the Pikers are there! This poem accompanied the goodie bags given to NaNoWriMo participants at the kick-off party in Des Moines, Iowa.

Iceberg by Cheryl Haimann (Oct 23, 2006)

Up North by Mark W. Swarthout (Oct 16, 2006)

A peaceful place, a place for pine and a clear blue sky to reflect in the lake.

Dream Colors by Dan Mulhollen (Oct 9, 2006)

Three Simple Words by Dan Mulhollen (Sep 25, 2006)

Apart by Cheryl Haimann (Jul 24, 2006)

Sleep by Lydia Manx (Jul 17, 2006)

Low Life by Terri Edwards (May 22, 2006)

Blank verse. The strata of wild life provide a metaphor for devotion.

Fandango for Four by Mel Trent (May 15, 2006)

Stairway To Heaven Found by Cheryl Haimann (May 8, 2006)

Labyrinthine by Terri Edwards (May 1, 2006)

Blank verse. The architecture of emotions; some people put up more than just walls.

Curl up with me under your grandmother's quilt by Cheryl Haimann (Apr 24, 2006)

Poem.(Originally appeared 2004-06-26)

Blue by Mark W. Swarthout (Apr 24, 2006)

A poet watches and waits for spring. (Originally appeared 2005-04-17)

Lamenting the Cephalopod Mollusk by Kellie Gillespie (Apr 24, 2006)

A not-quite-traditional folk ballad of love, death, and mystery. An entry from the 2005 Piker Press Poetry Open. (Originally published 2005-04-24)

Buttered Toast by Chris Miller (Apr 24, 2006) mature content

(Originally appeared 2005-07-04)

The Best Poems You Never Saw by Piker Press Staff (Apr 24, 2006)

Sometimes, staffers write poems to appear in the Press. Sometimes, they write poems just because they can.

2006 Anniversary Issue by Piker Press (Apr 24, 2006)

Happy Fourth Anniversary to the <i>Piker Press</i>!

Chaos Reigns by Lydia Manx (Apr 10, 2006)

Juvenilia? by Terri Edwards (Apr 3, 2006)

Blank verse. When it comes to art, age is meaningless.

Woman Can Translate Bird Languages by Sand Pilarski (Mar 27, 2006)

A woman can listen to the flocks of sparrows and understand what they are saying. Is it about the tragedy of global warming? About the pollution of the air?

No Longer by Terri Edwards (Mar 20, 2006)

Blank verse. Signs in the skies tell the story of a fading relationship.

Mariel by Blanche Nonken (Mar 13, 2006)

Eternity by Cheryl Haimann (Feb 27, 2006)

A story in ten lines, written with the help of the Magnetic Poetry generator (Rimbaud edition) at http://www.languageisavirus.com/magneticpoetry/rimbaud.html

Lying Still by Cheryl Haimann (Feb 20, 2006)

Spring Thaw by Sand Pilarski (Feb 13, 2006)

Tyler III by Ed Moyer (Feb 6, 2006)