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 6 of 141

Kafka's Ire by Lucien R. Starchild

"...A foreigner in my own land..."

Grieving Night by George Gad Economou

"darkness rolls in..."

My Neighbors by Nolo Segundo

"...in love through sixty some years and six kids..."

I Am Not Berber by N. Chamchoun

"...I am a powerful Amazigh..."

Carnival by Michael Minassian

"...it came back empty..."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (5) by Pranab Ghosh

"I do not want to be… the unknown dead"...

Anagram by Arshi Mortuza

Arshi Mortuza is a Bangladeshi poet based in Toronto. Her confessional, satirical work often explores themes of identity and loss. Her second book of poetry, "Pressed Flower," is forthcoming in early 2026.

On The Death of Al Purdy by Richard LeDue

"...Each breath probably was like chasing after a shadow..."

Heroes Day: It’s a Mirthless Joke by Ndaba Sibanda

"...of recognition and honor of the heroes fallen..."

Habitude by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Have you nested alongside an aviary?..."

Fish Guts by Jim Bates

"The perch squirmed in his hand..."

Feeding on Time by Saadatu Uzairu

"...How can this emptiness be this strong?..."

Dismantling a Cyborg by John Grey

"...there’s always some do-it-yourself nerd..."

The Music Returns by Bradford Middleton

"...Something to listen to is often a wonderful thing..."

It's Interactive! by James Croal Jackson

"...You can jump back, shrieking, slam it shut..."

The Human Position by Jim Murdoch

"...you and me and Auden’s ghost..."

Honcho and Ho by Peter Mladinic

"...They were beauties, beautiful together..."

I Can't Get Enough of It by Ndaba Sibanda

"... This is Africa, dear..."

Some Nights It Is The Hiss by Kushal Poddar

"...His father returns as a fish..."

The Glass Man by Darrell Petska

"Obviously, life abhors clean windows..."

People Are Magpies by Jiel Narvekar

"...so the person or object becomes worthy of love..."

A N I M A L by P.S. Perkins

"...the guns, the fires, the floods..."

Plastic Beacons by Charlotte Cosgrove

Charlotte Cosgrove is a writer and lecturer from Liverpool. She has published two collections of poetry and is the editor of Rough Diamond poetry journal.

hall of fame by w v sutra

"...jazz cats are far from home..."

Glowing by Amanda Niamh Dawson

"Truth in strands..."

Crush the Hell on Earth: A Prayer in 10 Parts! (4) by Pranab Ghosh

"...But I refuse to be…"

Magic in the Air by Ndaba Sibanda

"...That’s the epic story, trajectory of the Magic System..."

Pulse Electric by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...one degree deeper into a feeling of comfort..."

His High & Mightiness by Thomas Elson

"...An exhausting presence..."

Distrust by Gopal Lahiri

"...I never understand the language of water..."