Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 23, 2026

Poetry

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

4,212 articles — page 101 of 141


Game of Life! by Pranab Ghosh

"...where the poor struggle to survive as the rich explore life..."

My Words by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...I am raw and crude at the core..."

Miss Junior Librarian by Kevin Ridgeway

"she works in the fiction section downstairs..."

I Lost Again by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...I will die from missing you..."

In the World by JD DeHart

"...The earth of the mountains and the concrete of the urban jungles are full of truth..."

sweeter than the end of the week by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...the storm of love suggests and hides its cheek..."

On Going with the Flow by Dan Mulhollen

"...your pre-conceived notions: For which you can never be wrong?..."

Basket Case by Ndaba Sibanda

"...As the flames of the land 'revolution' were doused..."

Sonnet I by Bernie Pilarski

"...that I might simply need..."

Sudden Loss by Pranab Ghosh

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Flash of the Giant by Hongri Yuan

"...So I saw it in the future..."

I'm a Hound of Many Things by John Patrick Robbins

"...I am often in a haze and seldom alone..."

romeo by John Grochalski

"...romeo always whispers something and his boys howl and slap five..."

The Day I Almost Won the Lottery by Bruce McRae

"...The day I almost walked away from myself..."

Never Go Back to Disney World by Vicki Iorio

"...Mrs. Brooklyn dreams of escaping..."

The Dilemma of Undoing a Trail of Cemeteries by Ndaba Sibanda

"...sad graveyards of justice..."

All the Days of the World by Tony Gloeggler

"...fascinated by the way it filters through his fingers, kisses the surface then sinks in slow motion..."

Waiting Room by Charlie Brice

"...worry's weight heavy on neck and shoulders..."

4 Days Later by Mike Zone

"...this constantly manifolding saga..."

Exercise by Rp Verlaine

"Every mistake kissing her meant..."

6 Cents by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...immaculate lawn and fluffy cushions..."

Portholes by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Benignancy clothed in cravings is precarious..."

Poverty-Stricken Wealth by Ndaba Sibanda

"...It's heaven for the corrupt..."

The bull and the iron by Tomas Sanchez Hidalgo

"...A bull is poorly ironed, while the Christians roar..."

Stung by Wayne F. Burke

"...a wasp stuck its triangular head out..."

Return Riding Dragon by Hongri Yuan

"...make the smile of the kingdom of heaven stun the garden of the world..."

Dos Gardenias by Alexis Rhone Fancher

"...The light is never bright or warm..."

Liar's Paradise by Ken Allan Dronsfield

"...carry a dare deep into the devil's favor..."

At the Trough by Brian Rihlmann

Brian Rihlmann was born in NJ, and currently lives in Reno, NV. He writes mostly semi autobiographical, confessional free verse. Folk poetry...for folks. He has been published in Constellate Magazine, Poppy Road Review, Cajun Mutt Press, The Rye Whiskey Review and has an upcoming piece in The American Journal Of Poetry.

Boyhood and Victimhood by Ndaba Sibanda

"...in an act of mudslinging sibling rivalry..."