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 113 of 141


Polyglot by Michael A. Griffith

"...whales tell no lies in their arias..."

Flemish Painting Should Not Sound Like Something Caught in Your Throat by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...a wine that pairs well with the offering..."

the one i Love the most by Joel Schueler

Joel Schueler has a BA(Hons) in English Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He has just finished his first novel and his works have been accepted across eight different countries in over two dozen publications including Pennsylvania Literary Journal, The Bangalore Review & The Brasilia Review.

Up Against Puerile Hitches by Ndaba Sibanda

The uphill battle...

The Old Man by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...Embers fading, ashes flying, eyes like a smoke filled room..."

I Come a New Specie of Thunder by Eddie Awusi

"...Kaftan white on catalogue of drooling moon..."

Isthmus by Brandon Marlon

"...vagaries and detours, obstacles and false starts..."

Marshlands by John Anthony Fingleton

"...A ballet of perfection, A last waltz, for a day now done.

Transformative by Charles Cicirella

"...until all of the diamonds turn back into coal..."

In Case You Thought All Was Renewed and Reformist by Ndaba Sibanda

"...professing one thing but practicing another..."

Guilty as Accused by Rajnish Mishra

"Unreal voice from my past, who are you?.."

Lorie by Michael Lee Johnson

"...Go away, leave me thinking..."

Wish by Tony Gloeggler

"A woman who looks a lot like the woman you loved last summer..."

Perception by Ferris E. Jones

"...Where oblivion has come to die..."

A Simple Perpetuation Of Travesties And Fallacies by Ndaba Sibanda

Beginning a weekly poetic commentary by Ndaba Sibanda. Look around you and see where the words resonate...

Gone by Sravani Singampalli

"...You are my heart..."

Yeothieville by Ndaba Sibanda

"...She lost trust in those who were supposed to protect her..."

The Firefighter by Tohm Bakelas

"...throw kerosene on the flames in her heart..."

Where the Whole of Us Began with Paisley Prints by Lana Bella

"...the delicate lasso of paisley prints..."

bargain shopper by John Grochalski

"...it's murder in the dairy aisle..."

Pebble and Stubble by Ken Allan Dronsfield

"...In what field strides the Earth..."

Depression by John Patrick Robbins

"...I wasn't letting happiness in without a fight today...."

Transportation to a Dead World by John Grey

You might have done things differently, but this ship has long since sailed...

My Alibi by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...half a world away from the rest of the sweat..."

Pleading Mercy at the Gate of Hell by Eddie Awusi

"Where can we find our rest..."

Am I Alive by Charles Cicirella

"...Alice called and wants her looking glass back..."

Dusk amid the Cornfield by Brandon Marlon

Brandon Marlon is a writer from Ottawa, Canada. His poetry was awarded the Harry Hoyt Lacey Prize in Poetry (Fall 2015), and his writing has been published in 250+ publications in 28 countries.

A Visit to the Zoo by Michael H. Brownstein

"...not a rumble of rock blocking waves..."

A Threating Storm off the Western Isles by John Anthony Fingleton

"...The skeletons of dolmens..."

Impermanence by Sunil Sharma

"...fragrance lingering in the clothes..."