Poetry

On Postpartum Depression by Ethan Goffman (May 17, 2021)

"Seven and a half billion human beings on this Earth..."

The White Church by Frederick Foote (May 17, 2021)

"...They screamed as they stomped their feet..."

Timelessness by Sushant Thapa (May 10, 2021)

"...Never letting time sleep beneath my soul..."

Iron Chest by Gopal Lahiri (May 10, 2021)

"...I think night is the right time..."

Halo Equated by Scott Thomas Outlar (May 10, 2021)

"...untangling live wires in the storm..."

Canuri's Enchantment by Isioma Jemimah Okonicha (May 10, 2021)

"...How dare you give up on me, I said I will try..."

Lost Dream by Joan McNerney (May 10, 2021)

"...How difficult to find that dream street which I must discover..."

The Laughing Dead by Michael Adubato (May 10, 2021)

"I wonder if the dead laugh at us..."

The Nights Are Long by Ahmad Al-Khatat (May 10, 2021)

"...You have always believed in a good love..."

M.Y.W.I.F.E. by Charlie Brice (May 10, 2021)

"...our first foray as a family to France..."

The Spectacle Beheld on 26 April by Ndaba Sibanda (May 10, 2021)

"...One of the biggest, bubbliest and brightest...

Beat a Kid Over the Head with a Hammer and they Call You a Problem Child by Ryan Quinn Flanagan (May 3, 2021)

"...that first time I got the better of my bully..."

Behind Scenic Fantasy by Alex Andy Phuong (May 3, 2021)

"Behind the glamour..."

Rain by Peter A. Witt (May 3, 2021)

"...then the bang of the barn door..."

Homeless Dream by Pranab Ghosh (May 3, 2021)

"...Sleeping on a pile of newspapers on a footpath of Kolkata..."

I've never really been by Tali Cohen Shabtai (May 3, 2021)

"...And they approved my way..."

there are too many decisions by Robin Wyatt Dunn (May 3, 2021)

"...which kind of nervousness to invite..."

On Death, Re-birth, and Death by Connie Woodring (May 3, 2021)

"...I awoke with the word DEATH rushing towards my eyes..."

Expectations and Experiences by Ndaba Sibanda (May 3, 2021)

"...accusations and arrests for exposing the corrupt and greedy..."

Pyramid Prison by Strider Marcus Jones (Apr 26, 2021)

"...warp the altar of natural laws..."

IRONWEED (1987) by Jay Passer (Apr 26, 2021)

"...she sang to the gin mill crowd..."

Four Decades Looming by Mike Zone (Apr 26, 2021)

"...a pail of water thrown at the triad between rounds..."

Marching Orders by Charles Cicirella (Apr 26, 2021)

"...living a life outside the norm..."

Done to Death by Mather Schneider (Apr 26, 2021)

"...3 poets snicker at the idea of death..."

Awake by Wayne F. Burke (Apr 26, 2021)

"... determined to drive me insane then kill me..."

Another Shooting in America by Rp Verlaine (Apr 26, 2021)

"...Second degree felony instead of terminal stupidity..."

Failed Surprises by Piku Chowdhury (Apr 26, 2021)

Dr. Piku Chowdhury teaches in a post graduate government-aided college and serves as a research guide, editor, author, painter, translator, singer, poet, photographer, and mental health facilitator.

The Poet's Perceptive Power by Ndaba Sibanda (Apr 26, 2021)

"...powerful but also prescient..."

Imagine the Moon as Companion by Eric Robert Nolan (Apr 19, 2021)

Welcome to the Piker Press 19th Anniversary Issue. Thank you to all the writers and other artists and readers for making this possible.

Plunder by Pranab Ghosh (Apr 19, 2021)

"...Decrying the bandits and the rogues..."