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 17 of 141


Joy to the World by Richard LeDue

"...the colour of the sun on a Saturday morning..."

The Frog at Tinker Creek by D. Marie Fitzgerald

"...He should be scurrying away by now..."

Bedside Table by Snigdha Agrawal

"...bubbled coffee cup ring impressions..."

Butterfly and Pollywog by Susan Brumel

"...encroaching upon a growing frog..."

Is It Not Nice to Nest in Cool Cavities? by Ndaba Sibanda

"...You’re often seen as a symbol of plenty..."

Hope by George Gad Economou

"...a sliver of light shall obliterate the darkness..."

Republic by Kushal Poddar

"...The beast owns the neon maze of the free streets..."

Silver Baubles by Lynn White

"...she was not allowed to touch..."

Desperation by Carl Wade Thompson

"...a man so broken within himself..."

The Italian Grandfather by David Crann

"...he dares the iced incisors of the Alps to France..."

In the Absence of Lights by R.M. Engelhardt

"...he dances like a manic animal..."

A Dynamic Discussion That Gave Birth to the Decolonization of Education by Ndaba Sibanda

"The two tall and talkative teenagers were debating..."

In Memoriam III:6 by Pranab Ghosh

Haiku. Part of the ongoing series, reflecting the life and times, especially in this part of the globe.

Applying User Policy by Ian Mullins

"...You are here to live the company’s life..."

Mile High Stadium by Jim Bates

"...Long-haired hippy guys playing Frisbee..."

My Familiar Concubine by Donna Dallas

"...I try to stand steady ..."

boredom by Ken Kakareka

"...it’s a good thing, maybe the best for creatives..."

Jordi by Charlie Lomas

"Atheist, anarchist, Spanish refugee..."

Never by Elizabeth Agre

"...a chill that will never warm..."

Growing Patch by Stephen Kingsnorth

"For years it was a briar patch..."

At This Very Moment by Jason Ryberg

"...speaking the living truth..."

The Spur and Scent of Descriptive Writing by Ndaba Sibanda

"...The bard’s pen built a bond..."

How I Love to Write by H.L. Dowless

"...We all live for something..."

Distillation by M. Benjamin Thorne

M. Benjamin Thorne is an Associate Professor of Modern European History at Wingate University. Possessed of a lifelong love of history and poetry, he is interested in exploring the synergy between the two.

Picasso's Canvas by Gopal Lahiri

"...the tender, the kind, the caring..."

Why There's Now a Gombolar Between the Godwink and the Gonja** by John Grey

"...It smells something strange – human..."

When Abortion's Not an Option by Frank De Canio

"...the germinating seed that grows..."

A Monster of Light in Motion by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...Chaos scrambles the pattern’s picture..."

Probably Salsa by Christina Chin and Sarang Bhand

A rengay collaboration

Daybook by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Love needs restraint..."