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 81 of 141


Sporty Film Talk by Bradford Middleton

"With the lock-down on not much has changed..."

Ode to a New Black Ballpoint Pen by Eric Robert Nolan

"...glissading sable scars of curling script..."

Where Are My Dreams Gone? by Pranab Ghosh

"Will all my dreams Fly away..."

A Letter to Tali by Tali Cohen Shabtai

Tali Cohen Shabtai, born in Jerusalem, Israel, is very prominent as a poet with a special lyric, "she doesn't give herself easily, but subject to her own rules."

Dog smells a fight by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...they have stories that they never tell us..."

Words for Consideration by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Let laughter, love, sympathy and hope glow and grow..."

On the Ray de oh by Wayne F. Burke

"...another voice selling something I do not want..."

Sweet Guilt by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...shatter my excitements and love me..."

Imbibe the Air by Judith Alexander Brice

"...a thirst of thoughts, a longing of desire..."

TOTORO (1990) by Jay Passer

"she is nothing short of an angel..."

A discarded cloth by KS Subramanian

"...A shred of beauty awaits its own twilight..."

Love by Tabish Nawaz

"It grows in the forest of doubt on a tree of despair..."

The Finest Always Comes from the Source by Ndaba Sibanda

"A coffee culture shines in splendor in Africa..."

The Two Guest Poets, Poetry Writing 101, Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona by Mather Schneider

Mather Schneider was a taxi driver for many years in Tucson and finally escaped. He now lives in Mexico, barely scraping by and writing poems and stories. He has 4 books of poetry available and his first book of prose, "6 to 6," which was recently published.

Sanyal, Haiku #3 by Jharna Sanyal

Haiku by Jharna Sanyal.

Pun by John Patrick Robbins

"...soon to become an endangered species..."

Behind the Mask by Lynn White

"...Maybe they'll tell me enough..."

Childhood Fires by Strider Marcus Jones

"...dad cooking neck end stew thick with potato dumplings and herbs..."

Bringing Peace to Distant Worlds by John Grey

"...in search of a compatible sun..."

In Search of a Dream by Pranab Ghosh

"...Last time I dreamt of you there was rain..."

Observation by Sushant Thapa

Sushant Thapa is an M.A. in English Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a Nepalese poet who has appeared in print and online platforms in Nepal, India, Bangladesh and the USA. He lives in Biratnagar,Nepal.

Dear 2020, What's My Quote of the Year? by Ndaba Sibanda

"...a year that has not only confused the entire humanity but has also confined it..."

Death by Charles Cicirella

"...one person's boundaries are another person's poppy field..."

Confession of the poetical firefly to muse-butterfly of poesy by Paweł Markiewicz

Paweł Markiewicz was born 1983 in Siemiatycze in Poland. He is poet who lives in Bielsk Podlaski and writes tender poems, haiku, as well as long poems. Paweł has published his poetries in many magazines. He writes in English and German.

Verdure of Spring by Ken Allan Dronsfield

"...that love, only love could survive..."

Fuel Cell by Donna Dallas

"...I don't want to be your constant bad dream..."

The spectator by Fabrice Poussin

"...The girl struggles dancing between childhood and expectations..."

Coup by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Loneliness is not about absences..."

ARE YOU WENDY? by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...Realize I am getting this second hand..."

Not Quite Suicidal by Brian Rihlmann

"...maybe he wasn't quite suicidal..."