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 39 of 141


Neighborhood Crying by Mykyta Ryzhykh

Mykyta Ryzhykh: Winner of the international competition Art Against Drugs and Ukrainian contests. Nominated for Pushcart Prize.

My Dreamed Hedgehog by Paweł Markiewicz

"...Then moon shone palely without enchantment..."

Betrayal by Pranab Ghosh

"...You did sweep through my veins like molten gold..."

A Neighborly Rebuff And Reminder Amid The Rugby Revels by Ndaba Sibanda

"...peerless pacesetters, South Africa’s men’s Rugby World Cup team..."

Death of a Friend by Sanjeev Sethi

"...should I be mournful or mollified..."

Roadkill by Peter A. Witt

"...old men discuss the past at the one diner left..."

Unreal by Gopal Lahiri

"...the leaves are filling a doorway..."

Like a Ghost by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"... I will come back like the ghost of nightmares..."

A Place You Could Not Follow by Thomas Elson

"...I remained silent as you left the house..."

Standing Against Wyoming Wind by Charlie Brice

"In Cheyenne there were no thoughts, only wind..."

Family Portrait by Judith Alexander Brice

"In the photograph there are four of us..."

Art Therapy by Lynn White

"...a mind that’s taken leave of its senses..."

Vines by Mike Zone

"...the flames of Prometheus no longer dazzle..."

Potpourri by Peter Kaczmarczyk

Peter Kaczmarczyk was raised in New England and has lived the last 30 years in Southern Indiana. His works are inspired by his life, loves, travels, and experiences. He is co-creator of the Captain Janeway Statue in Bloomington, Indiana.

What Ties the Two Arts by Ndaba Sibanda

"...At their core there is a commonality..."

Brassy Roots Fibonacci by Sterling Warner

"...her music maestro insisted her perfect pitch brought life to notes..."

Oh Things That We've Both Been Through by H.L. Dowless

"...And the places we’ve both traveled to..."

A Liberal License by Frank De Canio

"...I made a practice to commit myself to driving with civility..."

On a Lunar Night by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain

"...When you pass by on a lunar night..."

Safe (from Harm) by John RC Potter

John RC Potter is an author and an international educator.

Dead of Space by John Grey

"...an Earthling's point of no return..."

Drought by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Drought, you speak a bare language of betrayal and brutality..."

Dream by Wayne F. Burke

"...report immediately to the auditorium to read the poem..."

The Science of Forgetting by Kavita Parwani Talib

"...ice cube trays frozen in the attic of Forevers..."

A Life Outside These 4 Walls (Is Possible But Do I Want It?) by Bradford Middleton

"...the curtain of lock-down is finally, at long last, lifted ..."

Another Bad Bet by Richard LeDue

"...empty pockets filled with knowledge would weigh me down..."

Pi Shapes An Irrational Number by Kushal Poddar

"...your figure inks the smoke sign rising..."

Women of the Church by Richard D. Hartwell

"...Expansive in their spirituality and earned merit..."

gravity sucks by Tohm Bakelas

Haiku

Electric Vehicles Are in Town by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Are the days of polluting vehicles numbered?"