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 107 of 141


My Wife by Matthew Borczon

Matthew Borczon is a poet and Navy sailor from Erie, Pa his latest book "Ghost Highway Blues" just came out through Alien Buddha Press. He publishes extensively in the small press.

The New Currency by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Is it supported by gold..."

Magda by Abigail George

"...an anthem for the landscape that has given birth to us..."

Shamrock Crew by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...did favours for the Sicilian mob..."

end by Charles Cicirella

"...when I come out the other end..."

Each Sip by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...and the night keeps rolling past on pistons..."

The Sea of the Golden Palace by Hongri Yuan

"Happiness is the memory of heaven..."

KNOWN BY THE SOBRIQUET, WIZARD OF WHEREWITHAL by Colin James

Colin James was born in the north of England near Chester. He spent most of his youth in Massachusetts before moving back to England and working as a Postman for The Royal Mail, then as a Trackman for British Rail.

The Heat of Adventure by Daniel Ajayi

Danie Ajayi is a Lagos born poet who writes anything not everything from the reading of nature. He enjoys researching, and has been learning about what makes life better.

If I Were a Butterfly by Lynn White

Lynn White lives in north Wales. Her work is influenced by issues of social justice and events, places and people she has known or imagined.

God, Love, Truth, and Light by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...that's a tree you'll have to find yourself..."

No Turning Back by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...Forlorn and forgotten, forsaken and lost..."

Moon by Daniel Naman

"One time, I wished upon a silver moon..."

Roanoke Summer Midnight by Eric Robert Nolan

"...Where the Shenandoahs' beryl falls to black, ultramarine to onyx..."

Mad Price Tags by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Operation Restore Legacy was one more act of crazy desperation..."

Passing Midland-Odessa on I-20 by Carl Wade Thompson

"...an angel that has strayed far from God's grace...

Interpretive Dance for the New Moon by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...The ballet is silly because I prefer to dance by myself..."

One Refugee & a Blonde by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...I laugh with her liquors and she cries with my bread..."

Oil Slick by John Dorroh

"...into the kitchen where we can grab a dragon by the belly..."

Coition by Sanjeev Sethi

"...The deluge took us in its thralldom..."

Insatiable by Rando Mithlo

"...How our paths crossed in time by chance..."

When Windi Was in the Driver's Seat by Ndaba Sibanda

"...please stop, we're starving to death and weak and suffering..."

a stone in a cloud, silence in hell by John Sweet

"fall asleep with the house on fire..."

Slept 8 Hours Straight by Wayne F. Burke

"...so beautiful sparkling blue and electric-green..."

Luck by Joan McNerney

"...Luck has a toxic twin called Misfortune..."

My Truth by John Patrick Robbins

"...long nights alone just eat away at your soul..."

How Did I Ever Get Stuck with This Job by John Grey

"...what creatures from other planets would be like..."

The November Nonsense by Ndaba Sibanda

"...The height of hyperinflation happened in mid-November 2008..."

None of Us Are Safe by Charles Cicirella

"...Until we own up to our own culpability we're left exposed..."

Last Night I Dreamt Giraffes Back into the Wild by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"Any man who can't save himself can certainly promise to save others..."