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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Silent Movies by Aleathia Drehmer

"...like a deep hidden obsession I never learned to let go of..."

Thirst: Caught between a Man and a Tomcat by Ketaki Datta

"You wished to slake your thirst, did you?..."

The Buzzards Circle Overhead by John Tustin

"...smelling something now quite dead..."

Bloody Show by Shailja Sharma

"...Blood also bonds you to your roots..."

My Growing Interest Is in a Forest by Ndaba Sibanda

"...forests are home to 80% of land creatures..."

The Sad Boatman by Santosh Bakaya

"...When will the good times be back?.."

Love's End by Mike Zone

"...you recalled me and a page from a torn notebook..."

Vision by Rp Verlaine

"...Her dialogues are puzzles of ennui and violation...

Vista by Sanjeev Sethi

"...whenever emotions conquered the wall of reason..."

Pristine Landscape by Gopal Lahiri

"...Morning rays give birth to freedom and hope..."

Mission by Abhishek Ghosh

"Walked towards the death while God was sleeping, Utterly disillusioned and impotent..."

Rats in the Barn by Richard D. Houff

"...He took great pride in showing us the art of rodent disposal..."

Family by Hugh Blanton

"...We needed each other for survival..."

if I should die by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...dapper as a gentleman at cards..."

PWOC by Ethan Goffman

"...I am everywhere, stealing others

Searching for It High and Low by Ndaba Sibanda

"...she denied with: no, no, I just feel very free..."

Anthem of Death by Pranab Ghosh

"...On the earth people died and Mass graves were dug..."

Once by Lynn White

"...the effigy is broken, the marble decaying...

Pitch-Black Darkness by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...Death says nothing at the door...."

Dear Lover-To-Be by Catherine Arra

"...When we don't like the path we're on and can't find a way off..."

Insight by Guna Moran

Guna Moran is an international poet and book reviewer. His poems are published in more than 150 international magazines, journals, webzines, newspapers, anthologies and have been translated into thirty languages around the world. He has three poetry books to his credit. He lives in Assam, India.

Requiem by Peter A. Witt

"... a package being dropped off for storage..."

Anthropocene by Julian O. Long

"He was once my best friend..."

T.I.M.E. (The Infinite Measure Extinguished)** by Tim Heerdink

Tim Heerdink's poems appear in various journals and anthologies. He is the President of Midwest Writers Guild of Evansville, Indiana.

The Elephant in the Room by Ndaba Sibanda

"...he told her something silly about his whereabouts..."

Ecstacy by Fabrice Poussin

"...Unexpected the end races to the ground..."

Nighty Night by Charlie Robert

"...No one sees out. But something sees in...

Dark Drawn Man by Strider Marcus Jones

"...tricks of prussian blue and cadmium red..."

SOS by Wayne F. Burke

"...a final message from the front, a last hurrah..."

The Idle Mind Slits My Throat by Daniel J. Flore III

"...the madness lingers on, dragging my body along the streets..."