Poetry

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"There is greatness in imagination..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Haiku by Jharna Sanyal.

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

"...signposts are everywhere..."

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