Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 16, 2026

Poetry

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

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Gloucester Massachusetts by Tohm Bakelas

"...beneath are land mine rocks crawling with the darkest spiders..."

To the Girl Without a Voice by Lori Ann Minor

"...Most days I am more victim than survivor..."

Getting To Know You by Charles Cicirella

"...Caught sight of you in that third eye waiting room..."

The Insanity of It All by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...Lost loves and ugly little secrets..."

Of Some People and Their Privileges by Ndaba Sibanda

"...not only the right cut but a saintly one too..."

No Words Needed Today by John Patrick Robbins

"...We cannot replace what is taken from this life..."

Counting by James D. Casey IV

"...dreaming of the glory days..."

Just Lines by Sanjeev Sethi

Sanjeev Sethi is the author of three books of poetry. His most recent collection is "This Summer and That Summer" (Bloomsbury, 2015). His poems are in venues around the world.

Season of Flame by Ken Allan Dronsfield

"...Great fires decimate these lands and..."

Nowadays by Rajnish Mishra

"...They live amongst us nowadays..."

I Flap My Hurts Like Broken Wings by Eddie Awusi

"...Emevor is my window, So I peep into the world..."

An Estuary in Time by Brandon Marlon

"...creaking hammock under spiny palms bending in the breeze..."

The Whaler by John Anthony Fingleton

Into the ice and cold...

Napoleonic Code by Gary Glauber

Gary Glauber is a poet, fiction writer, teacher, and former music journalist. His works have received multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominations. He champions the underdog to the melodic rhythms of obscure power pop. His two collections, Small Consolations (Aldrich Press) and Worth the Candle (Five Oaks Press), and a chapbook, Memory Marries Desire (Finishing Line Press), are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and directly from the publishers.

Golden Giant by Hongri Yuan

"...I want to find The volumes of gold poems On the shores of the new century..."

Season of Tears by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"I cry for you a river in a unique season..."

Why Standtoll And Trymore Collapsed by Ndaba Sibanda

" It was their humble version of The Country Has Talent..."

Leonard Cohen My Friend by Michael Lee Johnson

"...Death is a passport, a left behind baggage note..."

Henri Matisse Never Painted the Chicken Dance by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"Ever watch the art gallery crowd trounce through a visit?..."

The Frustrated Astronaut by John Grey

"...Where are the worm-holes?.."

Seasons Song by Antony King

Antony King is a writer/poet from Eastern Kentucky. His formal years were spent in Cleveland, Ohio where his education included private instruction in the Arts, Music and Literature.

Orphanese by Lori Ann Minor

"...each piece a way of how you said you loved me..."

Modern Day Job (Wasabi Lawyer) by Charles Cicirella

"...not sure I'll ever feel at peace again..."

Critical Engagement Rules Going Forward by Ndaba Sibanda

"...a committed unifier -- yes, a committer of crimes -- NO..."

100 Opinions and Choices by Sravani Singampalli

"...Do you feel that love is the most intriguing thing?.."

Proliferation in the Wrong Place by Ndaba Sibanda

"...during the reign of the unseated strongman..."

The Howling Plains by Lana Bella

"...Until what she feared was already breaths in her chest..."

Red Cardinal by Tohm Bakelas

"...red as the cliffs of moab..."

Yogurt and Honey by Robert Ronnow

Robert Ronnow's most recent poetry collections are New & Selected Poems: 1975-2005 (Barnwood Press, 2007) and Communicating the Bird (Broken Publications, 2012). Visit his web site at www.ronnowpoetry.com.

Stay Out of the Shadows by John Patrick Robbins

"...They always find you when you are too flawed..."