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 29 of 141


I could forever watch you by Peter A. Witt

"...warm with love and wisdom..."

Self-portrait with Extracted Eye by Salvatore Difalco

"...and soon discover we have lost something along the way..."

After That by Peycho Kanev

"...you’ll fall in love again..."

For Now, You Belong To The Wise Workrooms by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Does it have or can it have a soul?..."

As a daughter grows by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain

"...Finding life in every act..."

The Black Hole by Barbara A. Meier

"...sub-atomic particles, escaping to dance..."

Night of Tears by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

"...such suffering as fire raged all around..."

“Museum Item” by Sterling Warner

"Two sets of Hoodies on display..."

Saturday Night, Stoned Alone by Bradford Middleton

"...Somehow I know that tonight will end..."

The Extra Mile by Ian Mullins

"...This man worked for forty years..."

Eulogy by Grant Shimmin

"...No shame in showing my love this way..."

In Memoriam 8 by Pranab Ghosh

In times of loss...

Past Death by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...this mask should not replace her face..."

In NOLA by Matthew Johnson

"...I come from big-band jazz..."

BCC’s Central Call for Restoration by Ndaba Sibanda

"...It is our soul. Our present and future..."

that first summer after my father died by John Sweet

"...i didn’t have much to my name..."

The Foyer by John Tustin

"...your presence all about the room..."

In backdrop, in detail by DS Maolalaí

"...the shadow of buildings in rank on each side of the bridge..."

Strawberry Wind by Marjorie Pezzoli

"...we are the playwrights who nurture the words..."

Sad State by Stephen Jarrell Williams

"...all too unbelievable nightmare madness..."

The Mission on Conziglria by John Grey

"...our job is to communicate..."

Senryu by Gopal Lahiri

"...cold in absence of your laughter..."

Absent by Mark J. Mitchell

Mark J. Mitchell has been a working poet for 50 years. He lives in San Francisco where he points out pretty things.

Sunlight Will Reappear and Revitalize by Ndaba Sibanda

"...eclipses that all beings, anywhere, anytime experience..."

Night Music by F.D. Jackson

"...ethereal jazz saxophones screaming impossible altissimo ranges..."

Conversation with Self by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Paradox and plurality are a part of our processes..."

Nothing More To Say by Jeffrey Zable

"... reminds me once again of my own imminent demise ..."

Allure by Rp Verlaine

"...when Broadway had undimmed bright lights..."

First Apollo Mission by Fhen M.

"...an arrow-like chariot takes to strike..."

In Memoriam 7 by Pranab Ghosh

Haiku dream