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 57 of 141


The Abyss Calls by Rp Verlaine

"...miraculous sidesteps needing minute logic..."

Greek to Us by Julian O. Long

"...maybe because you had no idea who Isadora Duncan was..."

A Defeat Worthy of Writers' Block by Richard LeDue

"When the blank screen wins..."

Vacation Haiku by Wayne F. Burke

"...uneasy sleep beside the ocean..."

A Sketch of Evening Rain by Chayanika Saikia

Dr. Chayanika Saikia is a geoscientist by profession working for a national oil company and lives in Noida.

Nature Seeks Good Health and Happiness by Ndaba Sibanda

"...what can be lovelier than its love?.."

like a law by Paul Tanner

"...real people on their way to their real jobs..."

Brightness by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...They attacked my birthplace and crushed my heart..."

Candles Burn by Arthur Dick

"...some smoke and smoulder..."

Winter by Raja Chakraborty

"...Bereft of All daytime glitz..."

Inadequate by Dan Provost

"...Only myriad of chances..."

Untimely Christmas by Pranab Ghosh

"...A chariot arrives, slows down and then disappears..."

Green Racer Snakes and Black Patent Leather Shoes by J.R. Barner

J.R. Barner is a writer, teacher, and musician living in Athens, Georgia, USA.

A Reality Show with a Difference by Ndaba Sibanda

Taken from the poet’s upcoming book titled, "The Birds That Never Learned To Fly: We Have No More Tears", poems touching on such issues as critical energy challenges bedeviling South Africa and Zimbabwe, mounting frustration and disgruntlement of the citizens, and the beauty of nature.

I have no idea by Terry Petersen

"...time reaches through weighty errors and trial..."

Coincidence ... again by Fabrice Poussin

"...If only they could imagine the ephemeral moments..."

The Man That Brought a Violin to a Gunfight by Catfish McDaris

"...Palm trees figs and dates in Damascus..." in Damascus

Ginga Weave by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...my spirit thrashed through sweat and dreams..."

The Fate of the Sylvester Spike 2 by John Grey

"...Search-drones scour the space-lanes..."

Rupture by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Like statutes, it was open to interpretations..."

Every Now and Then by Michael H. Brownstein

"...another spark against back ground..."

Poetry Man by Michael Lee Johnson

"...Death still comes in the shadow of grief..."

St. Peter's Wife by Mini Babu

Mini Babu is working as Associate Professor of English with the Dept. of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala and now working at BJM Govt. College, Chavara, Kollam, Kerala, India. Her poems have featured in anthologies, journals and magazines.

The Good Half by Rocio Iglesias

Rocío Iglesias is a queer Cuban-American poet. Her work has appeared in various print and electronic publications and can most recently be found in Firmament Magazine and Brave Voices Magazine. She lives, breathes, and works in Minneapolis, MN.

Plagued by an Energy Pandemic by Ndaba Sibanda

Taken from the poet’s upcoming book titled, "The Birds That Never Learned To Fly: We Have No More Tears", poems touching on such issues as critical energy challenges bedeviling South Africa and Zimbabwe, mounting frustration and disgruntlement of the citizens, and the beauty of nature.

Dreaming of a Renewal by Pranab Ghosh

"...the skyline of the city Has lost its pristine glory..."

Shadow Girl by Kathy Sherban

"...tragically consumed, swallowed by life..."

Within Her Paradise by John Patrick Robbins

"...To now quench thirsts within her oasis ever beckoning promise..."

Rename by Gopal Lahiri

"...I often rechristen my days..."

The Courier by David L. Painter

"...he nodded at each as if all knowing..."