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 78 of 141


Refuge by Tabish Nawaz

"...The spectacle aroused a song within me..."

On Getting Close and Casting Out by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...baubles and trinkets and platinum facelifts..."

Bifurcation by Sanjeev Sethi

"...an invisible you joins me in my study..."

Fred's Creamery on Charlotte Street by Richard LeDue

Richard LeDue currently lives and teaches in Norway House, Manitoba. His poems have appeared in various publications throughout 2020 and 2021, including a chapbook, "The Loneliest Age," released from Kelsay Books.

Aftertaste by Lillian Queen

"...the lingering bitterness increases after each bite..."

The Experimentalist Has Gone Too Far by Ndaba Sibanda

"...he says when convention died innovation resurrected..."

The Missing Road by KS Subramanian

"...the days when it had a caressing fragrance..."

Imagination by Sushant Thapa

"There is greatness in imagination..."

Our Tales by Aneek Chatterjee

"...I see a flattening curve..."

River by Gopal Lahiri

"...Trees are already on their knees to greet the breeze...

Another Poem About Nothing by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...until a thought came to my head..."

I Am Scared by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain

"...There was a heart somewhere beating within you..."

Questions by Joan McNerney

"...so callous to laugh at the suffering of the sick..."

Different Gods by Michael Adubato

Michael Adubato is a New Jersey writer and poet currently living in Belgium.

The Generator's by Robert Paul Allen

Robert Paul Allen is the father of four and has a home in the woods in Orland, Maine. He works in the medical field and has seen the gamut of human trials and tribulations which inspires much of his poetry.

Shero's Live, Love and Learn It Appeal by Ndaba Sibanda

"The heroic hostess talked about a dam..."

Action by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...hit me all the way down the street..."

Clandestine by Alex Andy Phuong

"...secrets obscure the truth..."

Poems in the Breeze by Peter A. Witt

"...tales of soulful scenic wonder,,,"

Stop Living Online by Bradford Middleton

"...Seeking attention Through plastic Social media..."

Ask the Glass by Brian Rihlmann

"...it shines like jagged jewels..."

Predator by Pranab Ghosh

"...The snake was chasing the rabbit..."

Shabbath by Tali Cohen Shabtai

"...I need a cigarette that does not exceed 10 centimeters..."

name the race by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...curving solid over the sky..."

To the Fullest by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Some say it is a mystery, an adventure..."

Beyond the Muse by Mike Zone

"...wading through all the existential flaming garbage..."

Mz Mandelstan by Wayne F. Burke

"...long frizzy hair, hippy garb, granny glasses..."

Cruise Ship Entertainment by Rp Verlaine

"...I dream of her spinning while I throw kisses..."

A Very Short Collection of Very Short Poems by Ethan Goffman

Ethan Goffman is co-founder of It Takes a Community, a Montgomery College initiative bringing poetry to students and local residents. He is also founder and producer of the "Poetry & Planet" podcast on EarthTalk.org. Ethan Goffman

The Shakespearian sonnet about my dog by Paweł Markiewicz

"...A moonlit night is your eternity..."