Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 23, 2026

Poetry

Poems published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.

4,212 articles — page 38 of 141


Ebb Tide by John RC Potter

"...Give back to me the memory of love..."

Passengers on a collision course by Mike Zone

"...more tax dollars to pollute..."

At Your Funeral by Peter Kaczmarczyk

"...When I thought of how much time we spent together..."

Me and Five Pears by Lynn White

"...it was the brightness of the red that won me over..."

Three Dreamers by Eric Robert Nolan

Images of people who worked together in an office...

Smoking Myself to Sleep Again by Bradford Middleton

"... Everyone seems angry, down and kinda trying, some much harder than others, to get out...."

A Republic, If You Can Keep It by Frank De Canio

"...Give me an electorate who fights for right..."

In the snowfall by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain

"...I engrave your name on my mind's canvas..."

On the Couch by Taylor Dibbert

"...The couch that’s quite close to his London..."

The 510<sup>th</sup> Man on the Moon by John Grey

"...cold, dead rock, and an airless atmosphere..."

Some Particulars of Pine by Jeff Burt

"...you think of patting pulp between your palms..."

Knife by James Croal Jackson

James Croal Jackson is a Filipino-American poet who works in film production.

Road to Oblivion by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...A schism grows wider with each word spoken..."

Conscience Butchered! by Pranab Ghosh

"...Why aren't there any stars tonight?"..."

Rust by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...so damp air driving season’s cost..."

Mired in Mental and Colonial Captivity by Ndaba Sibanda

"...A superfluous and ridiculous outlay by any measure..."

Finding out someone you used to know has died by Richard LeDue

"...an apple believing it has wings..."

I Couldn't Catch the Meaning by Kushal Poddar

"...It seems nice to know certain things..."

forgotten melody to an unsung song by Tohm Bakelas

"yellow full moon night..."

Ice Cream by Gabriel Bates

Gabriel Bates is a poet living in Tiffin, Ohio. His work has appeared in several publications, online and in print.

More Than Macaronic by Julian O. Long

"...Praise with him be to speakers of dead and dying languages..."

When It Glides And Governs For Two Days by Ndaba Sibanda

"...pivotal to all life on our delicate planet..."

The Bone Shop by Linda Imbler

"...stark sensations skeletons feel without their former cover..."

The Woman Who Bought My Car by Robert Bires

"...Now that they’re through with her, what do I do with her?..."

Bleak Nights in the Gutter by George Gad Economou

"...guzzling wine and bourbon and staring at the open sea..."

Sunken into Memory by Jonathan Butcher

"...The jagged excuses for streets still embrace the the same lit windows..."

Cradling Death by Richard D. Hartwell

"...There is no good death..."

RIP Winston Smith: Two-Minute Hate by Alex Stolis

"...the air, a vengeful angel ready to kill to die ..."

Billy by Walt Shulits

"He was always laughing..."

The Miniature Scholar by John Sara

John Sara (He/Him) is a writer from Parma, Ohio. He received his BFA in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University and is currently pursuing his MFA at Ashland University.