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 89 of 141


Sigh for an Answer! by Pranab Ghosh

"...Knight in shining armor! Was that Expected of you..."

A Labor of Love by Frederick Foote

"...to embrace those in the palaces and government halls..."

The Wine of the Rainbow by Hongri Yuan

"...the earth will be as transparent as a golden smile..."

In Praise of Stay-At-Home by Carl Papa Palmer

Carl "Papa" Palmer of Old Mill Road in Ridgeway, Virginia, lives in University Place, Washington. He is retired from the military and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) enjoying life as "Papa" to his grand descendants and being a Franciscan Hospice volunteer.

ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) by Tony Gloeggler

"...like the first drops of rain after years lost in a desperate desert..."

Thinking of You Is Full of Comfort (#99 - 105) by Xi Nan (Nancy)

"...This rain was very small, tiny, close to none..."

Abandonment by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...An endurance of sorrow and regret..."

bye bye blackbird by Ursula McCabe

"...You will go too but I ask to go first..."

Catharsis Goes Viral by Brian Rihlmann

"...cranked up beyond reason and civility...

Covid 19 by Gopal Lahiri

"...sinking deeper and deeper in the whir of death..."

I Can't by Frederick Foote

"...I avoid the TV video violence..."

If I Don't by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...If I don't feel much in love anymore..."

Questionary by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Is the feeder more famished than the fed?..."

Flash Blurbs by Ian C. Smith

"...Poems or prose, fresh, never insular..."

You Are Responsible! Knight in Shining Armor by Pranab Ghosh

"...Knight in shining armor! How could you?..."

One Hell of a Muse by Mike Zone

"...we can free each other from phantom cages..."

Cringe-watching by Betsy Mars

"...we check our antibodies at the door..."

cradle worms and ants by Tohm Bakelas

"...a glimmer of someone I feel I know..."

A Walk Bright and Bold by Ndaba Sibanda

"...the new normal is the abnormal..."

ENtrance by Connie S. Tettenborn

A poem in visual art.

Local #1 by Wayne F. Burke

"...demented saga greater than Beowulf..."

Tiempo by Lynn White

"...Making notes of my life, telling my story..."

Ghost Queen by Patrick Devine

"You are my most excellent of addictions..."

ALL THOSE PAVEMENTS by Ryan Quinn Flanagan

"...LOOK THERE AT THAT CRACK!..."

For Better, For Worse by Banqobile Virginia Dakamela

Banqobile Virginia Dakamela, a poet from Zimbabwe, shares with us her words during these times of lockdown ...

Nine leagues west of the sun by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...tell me the extent of your dreaming..."

A Pest-ridden Log in the Kitchen by Ndaba Sibanda

"...of termites and serpents slithering into the backyard..."

Lock by K.E. Risen

"...spirit in the moon..."

The Bath of the Cool Breeze by Hongri Yuan

"...There where the temple of the gods is in their heads..."

In the Thought of You by Rehanul Hoque

"...I discovered your existence bit by bit --..."