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 5 of 141


The Gentle Snow by Richard LeDue

"...mittens forgotten on the kitchen counter..."

Mind-Boggler by Sanjeev Sethi

"We are ill-equipped to understand..."

Don’t Resurrect Like A Rejected Ancestor by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Take it as if it’s your last chance..."

Love Is Not Known by Nolo Segundo

"...Love cannot be weighed..."

What Are You Reading? by Bradford Middleton

"...where did this one come from?..."

Be Kind, Rewind by Jiel Narvekar

"He tries to change everything..."

Flush by Amanda Niamh Dawson

"...stardom’s rush..."

To Kermit (From DQ) by James Croal Jackson

"...on this rare patch of sun..."

Spot the Spot by Jim Murdoch

"...where you make the poem your own..."

Humanity: Back to the Beginning by Terry Petersen

Speaking of a time no one remembers...

No Train, Rain or Thunder by Ndaba Sibanda

"... the singing seam of the train and the rain..."

a loser (of large enough magnitude) by Jason Ryberg

"...swabbing the deck on a wandering ship of fools..."

Flood by P.S. Perkins

"...Constantly encouraging you to sing the latest blues..."

Memories and Forgetfulness by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

"...Where are the mourners, old friends, old teachers?..."

A Year’s Worth of Grief by Charlotte Cosgrove

"...How has it been this long?.."

hash 2 by w v sutra

"...got that brother dark and lovely..."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (6) by Pranab Ghosh

"...as their ashes fly across the horizon..."

The Farm, Three Months After Dad’s Death by Claudia Kessel

Claudia Kessel works as a grant writer in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Africa’s Youth Must Have a Say and a Role in Its Posterity by Ndaba Sibanda

"...More than 60% of Africa’s populace is under the age of 25..."

November by Shivangi Sharma

Shivangi Sharma is a bestselling author, award-winning multilingual poet, and founder of Creatree Books publishing. Her work spans poetry, children’s stories, motherhood humor, and travel writing. She lives in Amsterdam with her family in a home overflowing with books and ideas.

Letter from Guanyin to Superman by Hua Ai (Nikolina)

Hua Ai (Nikolina) is an MA student in Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, and holds a BA in English Literature from King’s College London.Her work often explores spiritual animality, intersectional feminism, sensuality, and sisterhood.

Foundation Slightly Apocalyptic by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...oh, we all sense the waves that are brewing..."

Burden by Gopal Lahiri

"...I just can't, can't lighten this burden..."

The Human Comedy by Darrell Petska

"...a breathful being dawning into light..."

I Am Your Traveling Companion by Thomas Elson

"...You will complain, create excuses, worry..."

Wish by Wayne F. Burke

"...should have wished for..."

Faded Time by Sushant Thapa
Bombs by Elizabeth Agre

"...everyone hates everyone..."

At Fault by Cheryl Heineman

Cheryl Heineman graduated in 2017 with a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from San Diego State University. She also has a master’s degree in Jungian Psychology and has published four collections of poetry.

A Fairer, Healthier and Happier System by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Social justice, what is it?..."