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 97 of 141


The bullies were tough on me in high school Mikale by Abigail George

"...I am the current, the climate, the energy..."

Cuffs by Wayne F. Burke

"...only more of the same cold rain..."

Valor Unimpeded by Linda Imbler

"...envy seeps from them like blood into cloth..."

As Silver as the Stars You Tried To Rival by Eric Robert Nolan

"...frigid, frigid like a still photo and its forever frozen face there..."

The Truth About Shadows by Charlie Brice

"...she never captures a single shadow..."

The Gods by Tammy M. Darby

Tammy Robbins says, "Living for over 30 years in the Ozarks, I have seen the Gods many times in the sky above the mountains, the result of my passion for Mythology both Greek and Roman."

This Game Called Life by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...Chasing aspirations in a never ending circle..."

Advanced Auto Safety Systems by Frederick Foote

"..."Me? Are you talkin' to me?.."

one of us forsaken by John Sweet

"...who am i in this story?..."

Barcelona Sandals by Lynn White

"...A kind man, a nice man..."

Recluse by Rp Verlaine

"...all compliments are traps, rot of the mind..."

Lost Identity by Bharti Bansal

"...Know not to look back to the ancestors who demand pain to be felt..."

Trading Places or Out Among the Missing and the Lost by Tony Gloeggler

"Maybe I was on the D train methodically making my way..."

My Tiny Dancer Isn't Using Her Belly Today by John Dorroh

"...It is the best Friday night we've had in too many months..."

Your New Model by John Grey

"...Did I hear you say you can't afford me?..."

A Strange Noise by Dan Mulhollen

Listen -- did you hear it, too?

organic chemistry by Jack Henry

Jack Hnry lives in seclusion in the high desert of SE California amongst the tumbleweeds and creosote plants. During short breaks from drinking, camping, hiking, working, dreaming, sweating, chasing, and sleeping he writes the occasion poem.

When You Want To Dream by Umar Yogiza, Jr.

"... even your presence is a distraction..."

Sonnet III by Bernie Pilarski

"In the darkness where my soul does exist..."

Never Forget Why Your Wrist Throbs by Alexis Rhone Fancher

"...your body remembers, hoards its wounds like a black hole..."

Quaternaries by Sanjeev Sethi

"...as opaque as the face...."

Cracker Jack Box Poem by Michael Lee Johnson

"...I don't like to think about endings..."

Teacher Mourned by Pranab Ghosh

" The man who taught, The heart that cared..."

Vertigo ONWARD - FORWARD - INFINITE by Charles Cicirella

"...the only person in Cleveland who understood it's about the work and not the celebrity..."

Ghosted Again by Ivan Jenson

Ivan Jenson is a fine artist, novelist and contemporary poet who lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His artwork was featured in Art in America, Art News, and Interview Magazine and has sold at auction at Christie's. Ivan was commissioned by Absolut Vodka to make a painting titled Absolut Jenson for the brand's national ad campaign. His Absolut paintings are in the collection of the Spiritmusuem, the museum of spirits in Stockholm, Sweden.

The Chaos of Hard Clay by Yasmin Hemmat

"...The whirlpool unleashed their demonic souls and made them free..."

The Possibility by JD DeHart

"...what if my decisions come back to haunt me?.."

Bedroom anatomy lesson #3 by Mike Zone

"...the bed is a lonely place of dying..."

Have an old house over your head by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...Have the demon in your thread To wind about..."

His Daughter by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...There were not enough tears to make things work..."