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 26 of 141


The Abduction of Piccarda Donati from the Convent of Monticelli by Fhen M.

"...let fortitude face any sword, axe, or fire..."

Paper Door by Salvatore Difalco

"...imagine a skeleton hammering ivory..."

Passage by Peycho Kanev

"...the tint of time and grey houses..."

By Faith, Not Sight by Mike Wilson

"...We walk tightropes, balance with hope..."

Understand the Grand Plan First, Before Anything Else by Ndaba Sibanda

"...At the centre of learning and teaching is the learner..."

A February Romance by Elizabeth V. Koshy

Dr. Elizabeth V.Koshy is a Professor in English Literature at Dr.A.B.Telang Senior College, Pune, India.

Upon Slovenia's Shore by Susan Brumel

"A few years ago, I retired from a thirty-five year career in hospice counseling, when I began writing poetry. My poems are influenced by my patients’ journeys, the compelling beauty of nature, and the human condition."

Changes by Gregg Norman

Gregg Norman lives and writes in Manitoba, Canada. His work has been accepted by numerous poetry journals and literary magazines.

Talk to Me by Prithvijeet Sinha

"...inscriptions from a heavenly hand fall on you..."

Death at 50 km/h by Richard LeDue

"...obeying the speed limit like it's scripture..."

Untold Stories by Snigdha Agrawal

"...cannot be cornered into compromising situations..."

Plague: an alternative Armageddon by David Crann

"...Plague is in the air..."

The early bird gets to do the weeding by Peter A. Witt

"...the grey of winter was about to be buried..."

Too Much of Anything Is Not the Milky Way But Bad by Ndaba Sibanda

"...famished farms in Gwanda are howling, lowing..."

Behind and Beyond a Travelogue by Kushal Poddar

"...the journey takes something away from us..."

In Memoriam II: 2 by Pranab Ghosh

Memories in haiku

A Round Town Full of Squares by Matthew Johnson

"...He stumbles from the front lawn into the street..."

Bliss by Richard D. Hartwell

"The warmth of welcome imbues the church..."

All Gold by Lynn White

"She was all gold..."

The history of sand by Grant Shimmin

"...Smoothed just enough to tell a rugged tale..."

Worn Labels by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...because, on course, they all were bad..."

The One Who Helps by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Where are Insizas waters..."

Meanwhile by Wayne F. Burke

"...a beak-nosed craven twerp..."

Spyglass Muse by Amanda Niamh Dawson

"...Question your musings of gains..."

High Dive by Jim Bates

"...A three-meter board. nearly ten feet off the water..."

Sunset Haiku by M.A.B. Wyman

"...lit by the sun’s final rays..."

Nothing Else To Do by Bradford Middleton

"...right now and probably forever more..."

Otherness - Sameness - Saneness by Marjorie Pezzoli

"...manikins mock me shock me..."

Triptych by Gopal Lahiri

"...Your shadow closes around my throat..."

Nature Poem (San Francisco) by Mark J. Mitchell

"...Late foghorns sing..."