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 127 of 141


The Blue Sofa by Terry Petersen

"...My words dissolve before they touch my tongue. But our past replays scenes..."

Blueberry Picking Jimmy by Jimmy Pappas

"...who's the one with the empty bucket?..."

Of Policies And Capacities by Ndaba Sibanda

"...termites and maggots of corruption..."

The Drifter by Michael Lee Johnson

"...The night is a dark believer in drifters..."

Finger Paint by Terry Petersen

With age comes experience, that is true. But years of experience shouldn't mask the wonder of the moment...

how it settles by Wanda Morrow Clevenger

"...bulged, blank, darting eyes..."

Elusive Accord by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...Illusions shatter in Winter..."

Superstar Jimmy by Jimmy Pappas

"...the ins and outs of the game..."

From a Stake in the Ground by John Grey

"...so none of you will go back to your hovels disappointed..."

World of Wonders by Tony Gloeggler

"...it's the journey that matters..."

Dandelion Seed by Lynn White

"...A shimmering seed held like a star in a wiry halo..."

The Drunk's Sober Words by Ndaba Sibanda

"...They say your problems come from far. Far? Did people from far destroy your factories?.."

Words and Gore by Charles Cicirella

"...Poetry is not an autopsy so stop lifting the sheet looking for a corpse..."

Too Late Now by Ananya Chatterjee

"...the blue pitter-patter of your dejected footsteps..."

The Final Line by Dan Mulhollen

"...any poem That's worth the time...

Qu'est ce que je sais? by Bernie Pilarski

"What if I had four arms? Would you still love me?..."

7 am alarm by Wanda Morrow Clevenger

"...thunder of a hundred rusted hoppers meeting their maker..."

Jesus in the Snow by Michael Lee Johnson

"I find your footprints here in snow..."

The Johannesburg People by Abigail George

"...Once upon a time they lived on a farm in Ladysmith..."

The Man with the Crooked Face by John Grey

"...Surely, a beast would be an improvement..."

Sprouting Legs by JD DeHart

Novel idea...

Slither by Steve Hood

"...in search of a rat beneath moon's dim light..."

Sour Grapes by Scott Thomas Outlar

A love affair as old as civilization...

Free Me by Saheli Mitra

"...in the shadows of the towering grass blades, her pink peeping petals..."

What Worse by Wanda Morrow Clevenger

"...that's how it gets you..."

Gerda by Abigail George

"...Rich as condensed milk. Decadent as cream..."

Africa's Curse by KK Brown

"The final curse that Mwari gave, With broken heart, in granite cave..."

Pic Poem by JD DeHart

"Words and verses suspended..."

James M. Cain's Saga of the Leaking Tap by John Grey

"...She might have had young girl dreams..."

Wild by Steve Hood

"... Run feral, rugged, dirty, roam grassland plains..."