Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 06, 2026
Giovanni Mangiante

Giovanni Mangiante

Giovanni Mangiante is a poet from Lima, Peru. He has work published in Newington Blue Press, Rusty Truck, The Daily Drunk, Anti-Heroin Chic, Heroin Love Songs, Rat's Ass Review, Three Rooms Press, Fearsome Critters, and more. In writing, he found a way to cope with BPD.

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About Giovanni Mangiante

Giovanni Mangiante, born on March 17th, 1996 is a poet from Lima, Peru. His work has appeared in various journals such as Synchronized Chaos, Newington Blue Press, Rusty Truck, The Daily Drunk, Anti-Heroin Chic, Heroin Love Songs, Rat's Ass Review, and Three Rooms Press as well as in anthologies. He is currently locked up inside his room surviving on scrambled eggs and coffee while working on his first poetry book. He lives with his beloved dog Lucy (she eats much better than he does and has no interest in poetry).

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  • 4:36 am coffee pot

    Giovanni Mangiante is a poet from Lima, Peru. He has work published in Newington Blue Press, Rusty Truck, The Daily Drunk, Anti-Heroin Chic, Heroin Love Songs, Rat's Ass Review, Three Rooms Press, Fearsome Critters, and more. In writing, he found a way to cope with BPD.

  • birth

    "...you may see it again among new pages..."

  • scarecrows

    "...dancing to the rhythm of clashing ice cubes..."

  • paintbrush

    "...nobody to get a hold of my splatter-paint thoughts..."

  • through the eyes of a young suicidal man

    "...an army outside your windows..."

  • Aiming the World at My Throat

    "...to disengage myself from happiness..."

  • Drunk

    "...I watched the light of a dozen dead stars..."

  • Serendipity

    ",,,Caramel-flavored mouthfuls of moving sunlight..."

  • Resting

    "...Peruvian summer breeze sways the curtains of my room..."

  • Slavic Love over Peruvian Love

    "...I stretched my arms towards the ceiling..."