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 104 of 141


My Comrade by Daniel Ajayi

"...sat on my palm to make me calm on the ongoing war of anxiety...

Washed Up by Lynn White

"...to bear witness, if any one is listening..."

Abstract Ends by Frederick Foote

"...Unknown is the truth that claims me..."

The ocean where many of our songs are maps by Abigail George

"...This starvation that must follow its poverty..."

Keeping Things Cold by Alexis Rhone Fancher

"...sought evidence you were here..."

It Is Raining Somewhere by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

Luis has published poems online and in print at Blue Collar Review, Guerrilla Poetics Project, Mad Swirl, Unlikely Stories, and Yellow Mama Magazine.

A Victim of Malpractices by Ndaba Sibanda

"it seems to be collapsing like a pack of crazy cards..."

Row the Mint by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...no better shelter than heartache..."

Retribution by Gary Glauber

"...Pay attention now or the cost drives up further..."

Bobby Milk & Nose Whiskey by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...Scorsese broke kneecaps in the name of realism..."

Save My Marriage: An Existential Crisis by Pranab Ghosh

"...Why did you have to go?..."

The Prehistoric Giants by Hongri Yuan

"...The world is a book of dreams..."

Vigils by Tony Gloeggler

"...We love each other, but ran out of things to say..."

Politricks by Ndaba Sibanda

"...put away those poverty-prone politicians' poisons..."

All Is Lost by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...The truth has no meaning among the unholy hordes..."

Depression by Pat Ashinze

"...the soul wants to be free at all cost..."

I Was by Matthew Borczon

"...on one knee helping..."

Within the Fortress by Fabrice Poussin

"...Pain has gone from the flesh once home to such joy..."

Gaunt by Charles Cicirella

"...musical explorations from coffee grounds and midnight oil..."

The Paisley Shirt by Ted Jonathan

"...The paisley shirt my mother chose..."

A Present Tense by Rp Verlaine

Rp Verlaine has a MFA in creative writing from City College and taught in NY schools for many years. Although he no longer teaches, he continues to write and do photography in NYC. Rp's most recent poetry collection, Femme Fatales Movie Starlets & Rockers was released in 2018.

A Highway From Hell To Healing by Ndaba Sibanda

"...sang and sang at a time unknown and wrong..."

Homeland's Siege by Irish D. Torres

"...a city of ruins, in a place of punished innocence..."

My Mother's Apartment by Eric Robert Nolan

"...exactly..."

Too Muchness by Charlie Brice

"...she could have shot a Czar in 1917..."

Every Day Is Mother's Day by Alexis Rhone Fancher

Alexis Rhone Fancher is published in Best American Poetry 2016, Rattle, Hobart, and elsewhere. Her photographs are published worldwide. She is poetry editor of Cultural Weekly.

Miss Emma's Hairy Smallish Cat by Ken Allan Dronsfield

"Has anyone seen a little cat?"

Moments lost by Devika Mathur

Devika Mathur is a published poetess residing in India. Her work has published in magazines like Visual Verse, Indian Periodicals, Blue ink poetry, Sudden Denouement among various others. She is a contributor writer for Whisper and the roar and blood into ink.

Page by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Crushproof heart: all you need..."

On One Hand Low, On The Other, Not One Glow by Ndaba Sibanda

"...now the same souls have landed hard on the ground..."