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 36 of 141


Religion by Michael H. Brownstein

"...I do not know, but I care to know..."

He held the heart, an apple by DS Maolalaí

DS Maolalai has been described by one editor as "a cosmopolitan poet" and another as "prolific, bordering on incontinent."

A Dish Served Cold by Rp Verlaine

"...a cat burglar with knives for claws..."

May The Zeal To Stick To Them Live And Thrive by Ndaba Sibanda

"...getting through the year is a blessing..."

Without Them There Is Neither Prospect Nor Posterity by Ndaba Sibanda

"...What exactly is the import of civilization in the 21th century..."

Are Humans the Pinnacle of Evolution? by Richard D. Hartwell

"...Elephants go through six sets of teeth in a lifetime..."

Mick Jagger’s Pogo Stick by Walt Shulits

"...unleashing lyrics with a moral tone, incantation for a generation..."

Fornication devil-wheel Chinese box by Mike Zone

"...witch’s brew of ingredients deemed medical topped with mint..."

Pigeons by Peter Kaczmarczyk

"...pigeons flee before him as from a bird of prey..."

Catch of the Day by John Sara

"...They linger in air, those little souls..."

Casket of Love by Michael Lee Johnson

"...the light by which we love..."

Second CT Scan by Christian Ward

Christian Ward is a UK-based writer who can be recently found in Red Ogre Review, Wild Court, Scapegoat Review, Pink Apple Press, and more.

You by Pranab Ghosh

Found in haiku...

Addiction Interrupted by Catherine Arra

"...targeted to silence, shatter..."

Ku/haiku by Wayne F. Burke

Haiku thoughts

A Different Kind of Saturday by Bradford Middleton

"...tonight i’ll stay in, maybe work some words ..."

Déjà Vu, Nothing’s New by Frank De Canio

"...Judgmental folk seem anxious to project their own incendiary bigotries..."

Fledgling by Charlie Brice

"...anxious people often place in others their most feared feelings..."

Light Cannot Be Stopped by Paramita Mukherjee Mullick

"...Don't bolt your mind's window..."

Look We Have Come Through by Lynn White

"Gather round the camp fire..."

Chimera by Navratra

"...Where we can smile all the time..."

Words by Andrea Damic

"...only the best of us forgive, while the rest hide the pain..."

The Futility of Last Words by Richard LeDue

"...listless as a one-sided armistice..."

A Sugar Fallacy Perpetuated By Bitterness and Bigotry by Ndaba Sibanda

"...diverse readers were dared into being discerning, diligent, intelligent..."

She keeps the light glowing by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain

"Gathering bits and pieces like a bird, weaving a home..."

The Sweetness by Taylor Dibbert

"...his London wakes up from a nap and sees him..."

On My Way to Freedom / I Met Life by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...Open roads call to me..."

Pause! by Sunil Sharma

"...messengers of another realm..."

Ex-Daughter in Law by Robert Paul Allen

"...I miss our chats after your workday..."

Longing by Pranab Ghosh

"...The passage of river, breeze, the time ..."