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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Ma: Departure! by Pranab Ghosh

"...I touched her for one last time..."

The Kiremt or Meher Season Is Upon Us by Ndaba Sibanda

"...I hear the calm 'pattering' these days..."

The People’s Pleadings for the Legend’s Comeback by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Bold and brilliant, Lovemore Tshuma is our cultural icon..."

Evolution by Jeff Burt

"...It does not shimmy or shake..."

To the Red Rose Found Dead in My Diary by Uday Shankar Ojha

"...the bright morning you gave me, and your life too..."

everything you say always sounds like it could almost be the truth by John Sweet

"in between seasons beneath this luminous pewter sky..."

Girls by Wayne F. Burke

"...they laughed louder and I was embarrassed..."

Crazy Things by Kushal Poddar

"...police arrived again to take his flesh in custody..."

Vignettes by Sanjeev Sethi

"A commoner never becomes king..."

Nature Morte by Kate Hill-Charalambides

Kate Hill-Charalambides, originally from London, enjoys triple nationality: British/French and Greek Cypriot. She lives in Alsace where she works as an English teacher and studied at the University Jean Jars in Toulouse. Some of her work has been inspired by her voluntary work for an association which helps the victims of human trafficking.

Meet Cute by Jerome Berglund

"...advertisement eight inches in front of my face..."

Hallways by Fabrice Poussin

"...another Sunday spent resting reminiscing..."

Night in the City by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

"...Night stars dish out judgment..."

Supererogation by Jim Murdoch

"...I do not want to have to ask..."

Never Again by Jackie Chou

"...I go to where I once saw you..."

The Needfulness of a Box of Wine by George Gad Economou

"...wine, a few cigarettes, and a night away..."

Black Milk by Shikha Sawhney Lamba

Shikha S. Lamba is a jewelry designer and poet living in Hong Kong. She is the co-editor of an online magazine, "Coffee and Conversations".

Mr. Famine, You Have No Shame by Ndaba Sibanda

"...why do you deceive yourself...?"

Shepherds of My Dreams by Ursula McCabe

"Fawn trails a doe..."

Our Wordless State by Richard LeDue

"...silence of strangers at a bus stop..."

Ma!: A Memoir by Pranab Ghosh

"...The benign smile at the doorway..."

Tulip/Guitar by Jan Wiezorek

Jan Wiezorek writes from Michigan. He taught writing at St. Augustine College, Chicago, and wrote the ebook "Awesome Art Projects That Spark Super Writing" (Scholastic, 2011). He holds a master’s degree in English Composition/Writing from Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago.

Death & the Wayback Machine by Glenn Armstrong

"... Final slice of sausage pizza..."

Tasting Time by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...where even dust just lost its way..."

Old Fiddle Man by Michael Lee Johnson

"...to hear a few slim notes for just transitory seconds..."

When the Warm Day Dies by Nolo Segundo

"... I’ll be there, beside you my love..."

Turning to What? Bed or Madness, Tonight It's a Tough Call! by Bradford Middleton

"...The drink will be drank..."

The Trail Called Life by H.L. Dowless

"...We plod into a wall of total darkness ..."

Whistle and Clack by Linda Imbler

"I love the sound of trains..."

Dan and Emily by D. Marie Fitzgerald

"...He waits in the sidelines of her vision..."