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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Red by Mel Trent

Unrhymed poetry from Mel Trent.

Libra by Mel Trent

When the scales are set on the table, how much weight does pain carry?

The Games People Play by Tyler Willson

Why do we say the game-talk? We all know what it really means ...

The Man With Red Tights by Dan Mulhollen

If everyone looks the same, you may need to adjust your glasses and take a look at some new possibilities ...

Keeping by Mel Trent

After a while, you start to realize a change is inevitable ...

Self Destruction by Tyler Willson

Poetry about looking around for the source of the mud that clogs our vision ...

Ink by Mel Trent

Unrhymed poetry from Mel Trent

Diving At Midnight by Tyler Willson

Poetry about a thrill in the dark ...

Nah Nah Nah Nah: NAH!!! by Michael Lee Berger

At the end of the school year, new contributor Michael Lee Berger looks back on his own formative years.

Fragment by Mel Trent

Poem, unrhymed, heartsick.

Imagining You by Dan Mulhollen

Far apart, so much seems impossible, but yet ...

My Mother's Smile by Tyler Willson

For all mothers with an understanding heart ...

Daylight Saving Time Before Spring by Lydia Manx
Utterly Abandoned by Tyler Willson

Ah, Muse, where have you gone?

Shadows by Carrie A. Golden

What was seen -- was it real?

Epic by Mel Trent

Mel Trent presents a poem about that evergreen quest.

Porch Chickens by Sand Pilarski
A Dream of Seven Years by Dan Mulhollen

As we wait for Spring to fully arrive, Dan Mulhollen writes about hope.

Dusk by Mel Trent

Poetry, unrhymed, by Mel Trent.

A Million Miles Away by Tyler Willson

Poetry by Tyler Willson.

Dawn by Mel Trent

Green and orange, crimson prisms ... a poem about waking.

A Little Exercise by Dan Mulhollen

Poem, unrhymed, by Dan Mulhollen.

Cumulonimbus by Mel Trent

Poem, unrhymed, about the ungentle weather that results from passion.

Carnival of Words by Mel Trent

Winter vista of distant hope.

Broken by Mel Trent

In a surprising coincidence, Mel Trent's poem is a written illustration to accompany this week's cover story ...

Blink by Mel Trent

Poetry by Mel Trent questions thoughts in the darkness.

The Maybe-Rose by Dan Mulhollen

Some blossoms have a set season, but with others, you can't tell if there will be fragrance or thorns...

Once by Carrie A. Golden

When we see others around us, why can't we remember that we can't always count on a second chance?

cooties by Sand Pilarski

You know them when you see them, and you can never forget how some people have them...

Hoping for Fog by Dan Mulhollen

There are regrets, there are memories, and love always has one thing more: hope...