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 108 of 141


Back to Back by Tony Gloeggler

"...dark scuff marks halfway up the hallway wall..."

Drama Room by Frederick Foote

"...A circus of daily death-defying events..."

Compared to This by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...What once seemed to be the worst of days..."

While You Waited on My Return by John Dorroh

"...expressing myself en route. I go. I must..."

Define It by Linda Lerner

Linda Lerner's latest poetry collection, "A Dance Around the Cauldron," is a prose work consisting of nine characters during the Salem witch trials brought into our own times (Lummox Press, September, 2017.)

Our Ecologically Advanced Africa by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Now with industrial pollution and corruption conquered and buried..."

Definition of Solitude by Megha Sood

"...To understand the definition of solitude..."

Stiff by Wayne F. Burke

"...far from any care..."

Vervain by Irish D. Torres

"...You'll get burned by your own desire...."

Think About It? by John Patrick Robbins

"...Smoke and mirrors fool most..."

Resurrection Men by Christine Seery

Of Resurrection Men that used to snatch bodies to sell ...

This Windy Morning by Eric Robert Nolan

"...If that faultless chorus should never see heaven..."

Brimming with a Royal Beauty by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Bulawayo was a fabulous visitor attraction, used to be spotlessness' cousin and definition..."

Negative Space by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...Counting minutes, hours turn to days..."

His Lead Man Flaked by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...The actresses he hired jumped a bus out of town..."

Some Other Realm by Charles Cicirella

"...spin you a tale that will curl your toes..."

against entropy by John Sweet

"...why not write poems while locked in a cage?.."

Bar Fly by Joan McNerney

"...some clown who carries thick wads of cash..."

How To Bring Dishonor to Your Family by Daniel Naman

Daniel Naman is a writer living in New York City. His work appears in and is forthcoming from Eunoia Review and The Piker Press. You can see what he's up to via Instagram @danbo88.

Dear Granddaughter by Ndaba Sibanda

"...I'm telling you this because I seek to open up doors..."

Brunch by Gary Glauber

"...Every word illuminated<br /> with a parent's pride..."

Chronicity by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Nullities define our design..."

Undercover by Tony Gloeggler

"...fired round after round and flew home with my thumbs raised..."

A Shaking Tree by Ken Allan Dronsfield

"...but she has promises to attend..."

The Jerusalem of Florence by Abigail George

"The blood of the Cape runs through her veins..."

Carmina Burana by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...keeping count, on our phones, like a metronome, for the right hour to speak..."

The Wine of the Soul by Hongri Yuan

"...Let you see yourself without any sorrow..."

From Hogwash to Mouthwash by Ndaba Sibanda

"...she delivered speeches that eulogised woman freedom stalwarts..."

Pulling a Fast One in the Slow Lane by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...There is money in my pocket which greatly reduces instances of famine..."

I Close My Eyes by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...dripping rare honey..."