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 23 of 141


Fearful Moments of Tranquility by George Gad Economou

"...colder within than without..."

Writing Practice by Joel Bush

"...yesterday’s marks were never quite wiped clean..."

Don't Forget To Take Your Happy Pills by John Patrick Robbins

"... luckily the smell gave it away..."

Ravens Can't Read by Lynn White

"...all the pages all the words he had written..."

October by M.A.B. Wyman

"...Warm autumn winds brush my cheek..."

Winter's Grace by Robert Bach

"...The glory of autumn becomes a vision of the past..."

Insuza Villagers Are Being Terrorized and Dehumanized by Ndaba Sibanda

"...terrifying criminals are usurping the local people’s lands..."

Aubade to the Boy Holding Out His Heart as A Way of Survival by Yahuza Usman

Yahuza Usman [Crawling Writer], the Secretary of Taraba State branch of Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation, is a Nigerian award-winning author, essayist, spoken word artiste, book reviewer, Wikimedian, typist, graphic designer, short-story writer, and a versatile poet who has many of his works featured in many literary magazines.

Outdoor Towels by James Croal Jackson

"...you refuse the lake when the lake refused you..."

In Memoriam II: 7 by Pranab Ghosh

Memories in haiku

Recurring Dream by Donna Pucciani

"...my Italian grandfather, a carpenter from Calabria, built this house..."

Tan-renga 2 by Christina Chin and Uchechukwu Onyedikam

Collaborative Tan-renga

Small Plates by Jerome Berglund

"...junkyard dog illusory correlations..."

Volition by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Are these fluctuations or the fallout of love?..."

For the 11-year-old Being Bullied by the Mean Girls by Susan C. Waters

"...a fire that uses kind girls as kindling..."

The Goddess of Books and the Singer-Songwriter by April Mae M. Berza

"...Music embraces the two of us..."

Beauty of Imperfection by Paramita Mukherjee Mullick

"Oh wooden bear standing tall!"

Come Let’s Bring ‘Civilization’ Back! by Pranab Ghosh

"...Does toil fetch you death?..."

My Body Is a Vanity Cabinet by Sparsh Paul

"...The road to forgiveness is wavy at best..."

Naked Truth vs. Lies by Snigdha Agrawal

"...A lie, a mother once uttered, to protect her child..."

At a Work Event by Taylor Dibbert

"...he misses London every day..."

To My Kindergarten Teacher by Susan Brumel

"...how your kindness and scent carried me through that year ..."

Visitations by Prithvijeet Sinha

"...O garden beloved to me..."

No Afterlife for Being Young and Fearless by Richard LeDue

"...records spinning on deceased Saturday nights..."

Thomas was a collieryman by David Crann

"...old Tom swore his son, Tommy, never would a miner be..."

In Memoriam II: 6 by Pranab Ghosh

Memories in haiku

The Lowry Ladies by Lucius Falkland

"There you are...."

A Memory of Voice by Kushal Poddar

"...I found him wordless..."

Memories Travel Without the Weight of Time by Nolo Segundo

"...I was not a new man, nor a good man, but I was a beginning man..."

Downtown Lights During the Holidays by Matthew Johnson

"...Like whalers trying to harpoon..."