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

Poetry

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

4,206 articles — page 3 of 141


Scree by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...here’s scree too heavy, mountain clad..."

Waterloo Sunset by Dan Holt

"...stronger as we found our voices..."

2025 by Taylor Dibbert

Remembering a good season...

Shoveling Snow by Jim Bates

"... the brutal cold takes his breath away..."

A Shared Belief in the Sanctity of Human Life by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Are we not emotive and spiritual creatures?..."

Vertigo by Bruce Morton

Bruce Morton divides his time between Montana and Arizona. His poems have appeared in numerous online and print venues. He was formerly dean at the Montana State University library.

Rubbish by P.S. Perkins

"...tattered souls seeking solace..."

The Words We Use by Charlotte Cosgrove

"...quick as a dart game with half a pint left..."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (10) by Pranab Ghosh

"...Let my dream Take me in her ‘fold’..."

Just Blue by Nisha Raviprasad

"...I walk into the wilderness of the sky..."

The Youth Have Spoken, Just Loosen by Ndaba Sibanda

"...we are old enough to know..."

White Lamp Lights by John Swain

John Swain lives in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, France. His most recent chapbook, "The Daymark," was published by Origami Poems Project.

Halfway Down to Drawing Water by Jeff Burt

"...a crack of his heart can be heard houses away..."

A Well-tempered Calculator by Mark J. Mitchell

"A taste of music sits pink on her tongue..."

Lucid Dreams by Gopal Lahiri

"...Neither light nor darkness, just a stoic stillness..."

tweet by Wayne F. Burke

"...like death's sentinels from the porch railing..."

Can you hear me by Elizabeth Agre

"...what my words mean to me..."

Backyard Coffee Break by Cheryl Heineman

"... It’s all good..."

Transience by Amit Parmessur

"...voices soaked in spices and seawind..."

No Longer Playing Games by Ndaba Sibanda

"...We’re daring equals, investors and innovators..."

Free Ride by Rp Verlaine

"...falling through trap doors of chance..."

The Real Didi by Charles Rammelkamp

Charles Rammelkamp is Prose Editor for BrickHouse Books in Baltimore.

My Astrologer by Michael Minassian

"...The astrologer sits facing the window..."

Accounts by Jim Murdoch

"...Some even manage to be entertaining..."

Money Makers by Peter Mladinic

"...beer drinking made the brewers, shippers sellers, and advertisers rich..."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (9) by Pranab Ghosh

"...for a brighter future..."

Gone by Richard LeDue

"The grey sky reminds me of..."

Harbor by Sanjeev Sethi

"...To unbraid multiple strands requires hidden fingers..."

Feed Is First, Greed Last by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Fair farmers' radar sees a ray..."

Morning Class with Sanford by John Dorroh

"Reading poems out loud to my dog..."