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 95 of 141


Slimness by Sanjeev Sethi

"...Let it be said we have split up..."

whatsoever may do, betrayer by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...give me your heart so I may eat it..."

Maybe Tomorrow by Cord Moreski

"... <br />She looked inside the dark pocket of her pillowcase..."

Lie to Me, But Brightly by Eric Robert Nolan

"...In this early winter air, her whispers are verdicts..."

Twinsburg, Ohio by Charles Cicirella

"...Just something I wanted to share with you..."

Her Finest Chef Ever by Ndaba Sibanda

"...This must be sweet, sweet medicine!..."

One Man's Geriatric Valentine by Terry Petersen

"...I reach across the couch and pat your hand..."

Birth Right by Frederick Foote

"...He carried a knife to school for self-defense..."

For the Kids by Frederick Foote

"...We each worked an extra under the table job..."

the words by John Sweet

"...do you believe this?..."

Tilting by Linda Imbler

"...oblique remarks upon the canvas of his lips..."

Flux of cycles on hold by Rp Verlaine

"...handcuffed to our sins..."

Our Story by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...Your voice still sounds like a song..."

In Imagination's Lighthouse by Ian C. Smith

"...I stare back at a chill of harboured currawongs beady-eying me..."

Sonnet V by Bernie Pilarski

"...As I wait with trepidation for dawn..."

The Unreadable Dictionaries Of Our Actions by Ndaba Sibanda

"...A life whose paths lead to ruin..."

Unknown Poet from Rue Montpelier by Michael Lee Johnson

"...inside this thin, onion-skinned wall dingy with your dreams..."

Modern Rage by Gary Glauber

"...Fear is not entertainment, it's big business of another sort..."

Noon Delight by Ivan Jenson

"...compete with ruthless reps for lowdown higher-ups..."

Beyond Your Yes and No by Brian Rihlmann

"...the internal chasm is an abyss between us..."

Morning Drive, November 2019 by Alex Z. Salinas

"...an ancient shroud, a milky net, has been cast down..."

The Scent of Sound by Judith Alexander Brice

" Did you see him today, that glamoring cardinal..."

Darkness by Pranab Ghosh

"...Their heart in fear of Dark repercussion..."

He Called Himself Giraffe by Ndaba Sibanda

"That he was a towering figure was no debate..."

Hey Yo by Charles Cicirella

"...Pick up the sledgehammer and shatter the glass ceiling..."

unwashed mirror by Jack Henry

"...every soul has two sides; not every secret is so simple..."

The Truth About Wind by Charlie Brice

"...imagined the wind on a California beach, ocean roar..."

Benches by Fabrice Poussin

"...moments too ephemeral vanished into eternity..."

I'm Coming for Your Putrid Soul by Ferris E. Jones

"...Hell's dream Of wanting vengeance upon thee..."

The Waffle House Index by Betsy Mars

"In the wake of the storm, there's a home away from home..."