R.M. ENGELHARDT

Poet Writer Author Albany NY

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R.M. Engelhardt is an American poet, writer and author who over the last three decades has published over 20 books of poetry including “Nod” “Alchemy” DarkLands, RAW & “The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems of R.M. Engelhardt. The founder of the Upstate NY organization ALBANY POETS & the Annual Poetry Celebration THE ALBANY WORD FEST he has through his ideas & visions helped to contribute a large amount of advocacy and creativity to the Spoken Word~Poetry Capital District scene and is the former host of the long running readings The School of Night & Vox. He is currently the host of SPEAK THE WORD ALBANY!. An Open Mic for Poetry And The Spoken Word at Ophelias. Over the last thirty years his work has also been published in many journals such as The Rye Whiskey Review, Red Fez, Rusty Truck, Sure! The Charles Bukowski Newsletter, Thunder Sandwich, Black Noise, The Hobo Camp Review, Full of Crow, on the Outlaw Poetry Network & in many many others. Look for his books “WHERE THE PEOPLE’S VISION PERISHES 2020” “DARK LANDS (2019 on LuLu, Amazon & At Barnes and Noble) The Resurrection Waltz, 2012 ( Infinity Press) & “COFFEE ASS BLUES & OTHER POEMS” ( 2018 Alien Buddha Press 2018) ” DarkLands” 2019 & “Where There Is No Vision” 2020, “WE RISE LIKE SMOKE” (2021) & Of Spirit, Ash & Bone (2022) and RAW- Poems ( 2023) all available on Amazon.com He is also the Editor of the small independent poetry press Dead Man’s Press Ink since 1998. Look for his books The Bones of Our Existence A Journal 2046 & his new books THE DYING TIME POEMS BY R.M. Engelhardt 2026 & NO KINGS 2025 available at Barnes & Noble and currently on Amazon. www.gentlemanoutsider.com *All Poems, Writings & Information Contained On This Blog Are The Property & Owned By The Author R.M. Engelhardt. © 2026 www.rmengelhardt.com

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  • The Dying Time Poems By R.M. Engelhardt

    THE DYING TIME, POEMS BY R.M. Engelhardt is a visceral, raw collection of poetry that functions as both a political manifesto and a spiritual eulogy for a fractured America. Published in 2026 by Valhalla Shelter Press, the work captures a sense of immediate crisis, weaving together themes of societal decay, the loss of artistic “magic,”…

  • Every Tyrant

    Every Tyrant

  • UNDER THE REIGN OF AN INSANE MONARCH

    UNDER THE REIGN OFAN INSANE MONARCH EverythingDies here Even the stars Under theDead weightThe blind hateOf 50 statesUnunited There is noBeauty here Only deathAnd decay And a flagNo longer ofMeaning Under the reignOf an insaneMonarch And the monstersWhich he has made ~ R.M. Engelhardt©2025

  • Unrest In The House Of Light

    Unrest In The House Of Light

    UNREST IN THE HOUSE OF LIGHT Perhaps when we get through this,When it’s all finally over then maybeAs a country and as a people and evenAs a world we will fix all his wrongs &Make better rights. If this all right nowIsn’t teaching us what was missing orWhat we’ve taken for granted beforeThen most likely…

  • NO KINGS Poetry Book Review 2025

    Print length148 pages LanguageEnglish Publication dateApril 14, 2025 Reading age17 – 18 years Dimensions8.25 x 0.53 x 11 inches ISBN-13979-8319446299 Book overview NO KINGS Is A Book Of Poetry By R.M. Engelhardt That Crosses & Annihilates Their False Government Line And Is Most Likely To Get Burned, Buried Or Censored. And Surely It Does Not…

  • POEM OF THE CENTURY

    POEM OF THE CENTURY SecretlyI am quietly writingWorking on thePoem of the century The 21stThat is And No It won’t be epic Say like The WastelandOr Howl Disturbing the orderOf conformity Creating chaosOr change It won’t be over one page longOr able to fit in a prettyInstagram picture And it certainly won’t bePosted in a…