RUMI'S SECRET & SOULFUL ADVICE ON WRITING Fuck this poem Fuck that poem Fuck it. Now fucking Start over again “Namaste” ~ R.M. Engelhardt RAW Poems 2023
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On T.S. Elliot & The Death of Poetry. Another Opinion – R.M. Engelhardt
So apparently this article has been moving around a bit in Facebook groups. The writer is not the first to coin the term " Poetry is Dead" or for that matter the poetic viewpoint that T.S. Elliot was the game changer. What is your idealism or belief? This is not so much a critique as … Continue reading On T.S. Elliot & The Death of Poetry. Another Opinion – R.M. Engelhardt
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The Outsider …
"…The Outsider is doubly a rebel: a rebel against the Established Church, a rebel against the unestablished church of materialism. Yet for all this, he is the real spiritual heir of the prophets…The purest religion of any age lies in the hands of its spiritual rebels. The twentieth century is no exception." ~ Colin Wilson
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The School of Night. Albany, NY
In the late 1990s & into the early part of this century I created and ran a spoken word poetry open mic called THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT at Valentine's as well as at a few other locations afterwards in Albany, NY. The open mic was always extremely crowded and popular and we did alot of … Continue reading The School of Night. Albany, NY
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Poetry Must Be …
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MORE THAN NIGHT
MORE THAN NIGHT I am searching For something More than night More than The dark The evening Under stars Under the moonlight Another life Or perhaps I just need Another drink Whiskey On the side ~ R.M. Engelhardt/19
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OF CONVERSATIONS, FRIENDS & ANGELS
OF CONVERSATIONS FRIENDS & ANGELS Today I come to you In the memory Of old friends Conversation Over lost time And lost years That have Mysteriously Vanished In both tragedy And revelation Grief And silence Detached from This mere Mortal coil To remember them; They who were Once here and They who once loved … Continue reading OF CONVERSATIONS, FRIENDS & ANGELS
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The Outside World
As you get older the more things change – for the better or for the worse. Sometimes being a writer and becoming somewhat of an self-isolationist is like being in a sanctuary and finding your true self, your true voice and words. The outside world never goes away. It will always be there. ~ R.M. … Continue reading The Outside World
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REPETITION
REPETITION So let us call this Ruin Civilization Written Upon an ancient Wall Built By the Living Dead Without Empathy Mass Hysteria A history Without Clarity Created By egos Inhuman And not True men A standing Headstone Marking The end Of freedom ~ R.M. ENGELHARDT/2019
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Nostalgia Act
NOSTALGIA ACT Aren't you that Poet who was famous Once? That poet Who lived Downtown That wore That old leather Jacket & who Was kinda like A punk rock vampire Lord Byron meets Edgar Allan Poe Guy? I really liked That poem you Wrote the young millennial Girl says It was totally awesome My mom … Continue reading Nostalgia Act
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