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 102 of 141


Inside Out by Wayne Russell

"...my universal meanderings have taken a dark turn..."

Rusty War Machine by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...there was a stranger in the blue sea..."

Word Bubbles by JD DeHart

"...my tangle of vines, grounding me in reality..."

the beatings are a drum by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...under the blows a drum machine..."

Powerless and Forsaken Souls in a Dark Corner by Ndaba Sibanda

"...cold plates know there is a grave problem..."

Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks by Eric Robert Nolan

"...to descend the fathoms now made shining canyons..."

Barriers When Taste Breaks Sound by Gary Glauber

"...if no one ever hears them, do the screams even count?"

As Bikini Tops Jiggle and Lawn Mowers Reign Supreme by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...and sweet cricket song..."

Golden and Transparent by Hongri Yuan

"...In the garden outside the sky..."

I Don't Feel Great About Men Right Now by Kevin Ridgeway

"...have to be the new modern fractured man..."

Of a Notion by Bruce McRae

Bruce McRae, a Canadian musician, is a multiple Pushcart nominee with over 1,400 poems published internationally in magazines such as Poetry, Rattle and the North American Review.

She stuffed by Vicki Iorio

Vicki Iorio is the author of "Poems from the Dirty Couch," Local Gems Press and the chapbooks "Send Me a Letter," dancinggirlpress and "Something Fishy," Finishing Line Press.

Where Are the Voices of Reason? by Ndaba Sibanda

Where, indeed?

Tears of Rust by Fabrice Poussin

"...contemplating the jagged edge of an ancient life..."

Polio by Ted Jonathan

"...Dubya had his soulless mocking smirk..."

Getting to There by Rp Verlaine

"...the choreographed cornered escape..."

Words Not To Live By by John Patrick Robbins

"...Burn the candle at both ends and maybe burn a little something extra too..."

saturday at the beach by John Grochalski

"...sitting upon plastic, lawn chairs..."

The Compass by Tomas Sanchez Hidalgo

TS Hidalgo's works have been published in magazines in the USA, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Germany, UK, France, Spain, Turkey, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, India, Singapore and Australia.

Come On and Cruise On by Ndaba Sibanda

"...It's hale and hearty for the mind..."

Glucose by Wayne F. Burke

"...I never knew I had..."

The Psychotic Kitchen by Charlie Brice

"...the writhing, wailing, whining, flesh- aggrieved, chicken carcass..."

The Working Class by Frederick Foote

"...Dons goggles and gloves for triple degree overtime..."

Burrito on the Sidewalk by Mike Zone

"...I shall have the heavy expectations..."

Mouths and Teeth by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...Where is the tooth fairy in all of this?..."

Switcheroo by Sanjeev Sethi

"...the essence of expression..."

The Spirit in the Forest by Haril Vyas

Metalhead, Misfit, walking this earth for two decades now. Dedicating my life to turn my mess into a masterpiece, and one way I see fit for it, is writing my heart out. I believe art is not just about reflecting the society, but also about carrying the viewer, reader, or to places unknown, at times an abyss and at times, a mirror.

Grandfather's Tripartite Resolutions and Suggestions by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Dishonesty breeds uncertainty..."

On This Wake by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...never doubt my love..."

A Primeval Cane of Gold That Makes Rivers Fragrant by Hongri Yuan

"...The world is a phantom city that is layer after layer..."