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 79 of 141


Standing Sentinel by Ndaba Sibanda

"...not only a shield but also a great instructor..."

Letter to a Young Poet by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...make a voice to your voiceless aches..."

ROCKY (1976) by Jay Passer

"...the unofficial soundtrack for the Bicentennial..."

Ageing, what it means by KS Subramanian

"Years pass without a whiff of murmur..."

Dream Murder by Pranab Ghosh

"...Let my dream come true..."

Creation by Tabish Nawaz

"...Not all corners Of the river, shimmer..."

Peaches 'n Cream by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...respect to the wind that carries your sorrows to bay..."

Lilac 2.0 by Charles Cicirella

"...signposts are everywhere..."

Shit on My Shoes by Mather Schneider

"...a couple of high-step circles..."

Sanyal, Haiku #5 by Jharna Sanyal

Haiku by Jharna Sanyal.

Michel by Lynn White

"Traveling through northern France..."

Children of the Revolution by Strider Marcus Jones

"...you don't have the right to repeal my name..."

Hungry Dream by Pranab Ghosh

"One night I dreamt of a hungry kid..."

Nostalgia by Sushant Thapa

"...There are many cases when things go unresolved..."

Locked Existence by Aneek Chatterjee

"...we become from our beaming selves..."

Many a Thing Is Superfluous by Dharmpal Mahendra Jain

"Why would anyone need a brain?..."

Adieu to My Balcony by Paramita Mukherjee Mullick

"...The sunlight dancing on the leaves of the banyan tree..."

Umbrella by Sanjeev Sethi

"...as a tenant of this revolving tableau..."

A Client Who Originates in Outer Space by Ndaba Sibanda

"...the potential buyer in the shop was like a creepy meteorite..."

Groucho, by Default by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...he said that Karl was not a Marx brother..."

On the Verge of Bright by Judith Alexander Brice

"...Last night we forgot to watch the clock..."

Hollows by Brian Rihlmann

"...everything flows downhill into them..."

Refuge by Gopal Lahiri

"...Every musical note, even the abstract holds its silence..."

All I Need Is a Puddle by Luis Cuauhtemoc Berriozabal

"...Astronomers can watch the skies like a math problem..."

Heavenly Mercies by Isioma Jemimah Okonicha

Isioma Jemimah Okonicha writes Poetry, essays, and fictions. Several of her books are published online and in print.

The Art Class by Rp Verlaine

"...it's not just her makeup that's flawless..."

Poets and Their Planet by Ndaba Sibanda

"...the profoundest emotions they excavate from within..."

Fight? by Alex Andy Phuong

"...Violence is not the answer..."

Leaving Me Softly by Peter A. Witt

"...when the sun casts golden hues over the valley mountains..."

The Struggle Continues by Bradford Middleton

"...at least tonight I got the time..."