Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
March 23, 2026

Poetry

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

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Take Two by JD DeHart

"...In my mind, there's an auditorium..."

Quit asking by Mike Zone

"...to miss those hands entwined..."

What ghost cuts me by Robin Wyatt Dunn

"...white chieftain of the broken bones..."

South Chicago Night by Michael Lee Johnson

"Night is drifters..."

An Economic Meltdown Looms Large by Ndaba Sibanda

"...To pretend that poverty is shrinking is stupidity ..."

Fried by Wayne F. Burke

"...sizzled like bacon on the grill..."

Gunnar the Rooster by Linda Imbler

"...what else did he really expect?.."

Poem for Kate in Chemo by Alexis Rhone Fancher

"...a forest of metal trees..."

A Nail in Your Business by Ahmad Al-Khatat

"...I give no second chance to anyone..."

Delaware Sheets by Eric Robert Nolan

"...gentle, blessed by the sun..."

The Human Lot by Ann Christine Tabaka

"...As tortured souls we quibble and dispute..."

dorothea, painting a mirror by John Sweet

John Sweet, b 1968, still numbered among the living. A believer in writing as catharsis.

A Distinction And A Dance To Life by Ndaba Sibanda

"...They twisted and turned with effortless grace and charm..."

Can of Worms by Charlie Brice

"...There should be monuments to my father..."

Airing by Sanjeev Sethi

"...From this seam emerges melic tunes..."

the bicycle fixer by John Grochalski

"...there is a whole world away from my window..."

Estrangement by Tomas Sanchez Hidalgo

"...They also have Ulysses's stare..."

Something Beautiful by Tony Gloeggler

"...Forty years old and suddenly<br /> alone..."

Night Jog by Cord Moreski

Cord Moreski is a poet from New Jersey.

Sonnet II by Bernie Pilarski

"...So what do we make of a god..."

The Nicodemus Vegan in Me with Egg on Face by Ndaba Sibanda

"...I said cheerio to the consumption of meat and eggs..."

The Hive's Heart by Bruce McRae

"...those busy emissaries with love on their lips..."

Paying Off Life's Debts by Pranab Ghosh

"...to bake the handmade bread to douse the fire in their bellies..."

My Mama Respected Storms by John Dorroh

"...how wicked the lightning is at the end of town..."

Shopping at the Android Store by John Grey

"...that synthetic hair sure does billow in the breeze..."

The important first step by Abigail George

"...I pass through the tide meeting the comfort of homesick strangers..."

Moving On by Lynn White

"...I did, I did as just I'd promised..."

Network Friendships and Hardships by Ndaba Sibanda

"...Had she stepped on the tail of a lion?..."

Over It by Alexis Rhone Fancher

"...a kind of music played on my bones and memory..."

A Portrait of Wilbur by JD DeHart

"...A clip of speech that played with a Southern accent..."