Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 16, 2026

Poetry

Poems published in Piker Press, a weekly journal of arts and literature.

4,206 articles — page 9 of 141


Ma: Failure’s Gubernatorial by Pranab Ghosh

"...Failing health… Failing values… Failing familial ties…"

The Coming of Man by John Grey

"...we’re not there yet..."

Light at the End by Darrell Petska

Darrell Petska is a retired university engineering editor and three-time Pushcart Prize nominee. Father of five and grandfather of seven, he lives near Madison, Wisconsin with his wife of more than 50 years.

Ode to My Red Maple by Nolo Segundo

"...she’s there to give comfort, even joy..."

The Snicket by Stephen Kingsnorth

"...Face front, two privet edge, alone..."

That Dance by Linda Imbler

"...the beginning of great things..."

Leaving by D. Marie Fitzgerald

"...You might even call it a retreat..."

Arrival Before the Rose Dream Ends by Yucheng Tao

"...The union of dead volcanoes and roses..."

How Do AI Chatbots Keep Their Cool? by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Suppose some office-bearers were AI chatbots..."

Cogito by Rajnish Mishra

"...questions that are, were; have been alive in my mind..."

Burn, Baby, Burn by Scott Thomas Outlar

"...Revelations are born in moments of great understanding..."

Echoes from Koel by Gopal Lahiri

"... Koel river picks echoes of the Palamau forest..."

Amalgamation by Ali Ashhar

"...beyond propaganda and prejudice..."

The Resurrected Face of Emmet Till by Thomas Elson

"...A repellant death mask..."

Submitting Work by Zhihua Wang

"...I worry about declines..."

Sea of Milk by Sterling Warner

"...awestruck by starshine shimmering ..."

Love Digitalized by Sriparna Mitra

"...filters to upload a blemish-free reality..."

The Possible Source of Account Takeover (ATO) Attacks by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Constituting 42%- 52% of general web traffic, bots have a say..."

Ma: Clashes of Legacies by Pranab Ghosh

"...neighbors came to sympathize and help..."

Early Morning Bourbon by George Gad Economou

"...Jim Beam always knew the right thing to say..."

Still Life of Butterfly and Robin by Jason Ryberg

"No one believes me..."

the Strand by Jerome Berglund

"...sequences chipping away..."

My Body by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozábal

"...An aching heart is sure to come..."

Detritus by Shikha Sawhney Lamba

"...life disintegrates in seconds..."

Trestle Bay by Ursula McCabe

"...elk wandered to water this morning..."

Fervor by Sanjeev Sethi

"... Candles draft the final chapter..."

Trinity by Kate Hill-Charalambides

"...the bitter snow bites your face..."

The Beauty of the Blank Page by Lucien R. Starchild

"...the pause between the dark and bright..."

Clothes Pole by Jim Bates

"...It had its own spot in the backyard..."

Danny Manu’s Revolutionary Technology and Psychology by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Think of language hurdles for tourists and arrivals..."