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

Poetry

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

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Friends by Wayne F. Burke

"...Got some gall I think..."

On the hillock by Nishi Pulugurtha

"...A gate ahead that overlooks much..."

The Ice Dowry by Aftab Yusuf Shaikh

"...she sees the provisions of my empty abode ..."

Trial for Magic by Harshit Sahu

"I'm Harshit Sahu and I belong to Indore, India. I'm a young undergraduate and a budding author as well as poetry enthusiast. I consider writing as my hobby and indulge in it whenever I can. I hope you would like my work."

Another Batch by S.F. Wright

"...there have been a few I’ve loathed..."

Solitary Window by Gopal Lahiri

"...blinds filter sun light descending on the jacaranda tree..."

Silent Spectator! by Pranab Ghosh

"...Cameras are kept On hold. The director Is on leave...."

The Machine by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...The machine is never satiated..."

Alloted Space by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...all day is worked to sunset strip..."

Days of the Week by Peter A. Witt

"...whispering cowbirds wishing to be great horned owls..."

A Dollar More Than Minimum Wage by Richard LeDue

"...the assistant night manager lent me his gloves..."

Oil Patch, 1980 by Julian O. Long

"...wind never moves their cattlemen’s hats..."

A Botanist on Travoye by John Grey

"...a chronicler of vegetation unknown on earth..."

The Concept of Distance by Sanket Mhatre

Sanket Mhatre has been featured at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Jaipur Literature Festival and Glass House Poetry Festival. His first book of cross-translated poems, "The Coordinates Of Us" won the prestigious Raza Foundation Grant after been shortlisted at iWrite2020 at Jaipur Literature Festival.

Nothing without purpose by Patricia Saunders

Patricia Saunders teaches Vedic philosophy at Maharishi International University in Iowa.

The Vital Advocacy Group by Ndaba Sibanda

"...the mental health needs of the persons impacted by a genocide in Zimbabwe..."

Dale As He Introduced the Ancient Civilizations to Me by April Mae M. Berza

"...let us first take these 'baby steps' into forevermore..."

Decathexis by Sanjeev Sethi

"...my aloneness leaves me unfurled..."

100 More years by Fabrice Poussin

"...magical aura born from a noble soul..."

Dreaming by Ann Privateer

"...Funny how dreams don’t play by the same rules..."

Vintage by Nolcha Fox

"...bound by years of love and shared experience..."

Silent Lover by David L. Painter

"...ever self-conscious to its fate or hunger or necessity..."

Caged by Mubarak Said

Mubarak Said is the 3rd runner-up of the poetry category of the 2022 Bill Ward Prize for Emerging Writers. His works are forthcoming and published in many literary magazines local and international.

Farewell to a Champion and a Beacon by Ndaba Sibanda

"... Adopted as a man of conscience, he spoke for the voiceless..."

Eternal Union by Pranab Ghosh

"...Love that transcends..."

A Snapshot of Time by Amrita Valan

"...Like a king at the family table..."

The Soulmate by Dessy Tsvetkova

"...in a thronged square you are in focus again..."

Sleeper by Ian Mullins

"...wearing a uniform until it becomes your familiar..."

Maple Dreams by Debarati Sen

"...The sequins off my dress scattered on the floor..."

Passion by Robert Ronnow

"...What I have done to change man’s trajectory, for better or worse, remains anonymous..."