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 66 of 141


City Lights by Bharti Bansal

"...We keep watching each other fade..."

dawn by Jack Henry

"...where the warmth of that memory..."

Winter Evening! by Madhu Gangopadhyay

Madhu Gangopadhyay hails from India. Her passion for writing began when she was in school. She loves to pen down her musings at random moments. She is fiercely passionate about poetry and short stories, and her penchant for mythology can be seen in her works

A Stranger Comes Knocking by Tlalane Manciya

"A knock on a lazy Sunday afternoon..."

A Diet of Distortions and Deceits by Ndaba Sibanda

"...a perfect pollutant, a poverty of truth..."

Woke Poetry by Peter A. Witt

"...Brevity demands the perfect six words to express love..."

Seeking Specialists by Tim Heerdink

"...what pizzas they recommend..."

wish i hadn't wasted my time by Linda M. Crate

"you thought you could stop me from becoming..."

Mayodia by Guna Moran

"...Carefree I'll dance thrilled by the feel of snow..."

Poetry's Doing by Santosh Bakaya

"...It tries to filch some sparkle from the rising sun..."

Force of July by Mike Zone

"Got something to slather you..."

Another Valentine's by Fabrice Poussin

"...they seemed to glow with renewed days..."

A Year Gone Wrong by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...all we want is a little light, a little breath..."

A Sore and Sour Slip of the Tongue by Ndaba Sibanda

"...a hush-hush slipped out..."

Unreal Real by Pranab Ghosh

"...you wait mesmerized...

Contemplating Not Meditating by John Tustin

"...it's hard to argue with his success..."

Conversation! by Sonali Chanda

Indian writer and poet, born in Suburban Kolkata, Sonali completed her Post Graduation from Burdwan University in English Literature and Language, with her Special Paper on Figure Of Speech.

Paper Trail by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...this back basement that has never held bodies in it..."

To the Day by Sanjeev Sethi

"...unseen wounds leap from snuggery of my skin..."

Literary Wish List by S.A. Gerber

S. A. Gerber is a native and resident again of Los Angeles, CA. after having spent twenty-four years in a neighboring "city of sin" in the Silver State of Nevada.

Bakithi's March for Justice by Ndaba Sibanda

"...He was the victims' one and only hope..."

Anthem to April by Pranab Ghosh

"...Beyond the sunlight there He stands draped in saffron..."

Tonight by Wayne F. Burke

"...spaceship earth, or stay within these white walls..."

The Stylite by Hugh Blanton

"...It was his last refuge..."

Toothbrush by Shailja Sharma

"...with the smooth touch of your eyes..."

Thank You Jackson: <br />Cobalt Blue, Deep Red, Lemon Yellow by Frankie Laufer

Frankie Laufer is an oil painter and writer living in Walla Walla, WA. His paintings have been shown in both SF Bay Area and Eastern Washington State. His expressive painting and writing style covers a wide range of spontaneous emotions and feelings.

Get Out by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...They think I have lost my mind...."

Beauty Marks by Isabel Galvan

"...Proof she's lived, and proof her life has meaning..."

In the Middle of Haplessness and Helplessness by Ndaba Sibanda

"...I am beginning to wonder what 'rights' are...

Salvation by Gopal Lahiri

"...see things anew in a long river running..."