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. Β© 2026 www.rmengelhardt.com

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  • THE 21st CENTURY POETS AREN’T DRUNK ENOUGH

    THE 21st CENTURY POETS AREN’T DRUNK ENOUGH

  • 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,”…

  • Bohemian Soul, Poem R.M. Engelhardt

    Bohemian Soul, Poem R.M. Engelhardt

    Bohemian Soul ~ R.M. Engelhardt BOHEMIAN SOUL Bohemian SoulNo OverlordsFreedom & Democracy The PastStill Remains In The Future For We Are The CaretakersOf The Human Race, The Earth,The Skies & The Seas The DenizensOf the UndergroundThe Keepers Of The Peace Unchained Bowing Down To No ManNo MonstersNo Kings Burn Down Our HouseAnd We’ll Rebuild ItWe’ll…

  • Thank You Albany NY

    Someone I don’t know just sent this to me about an hour ago. Needless to say I wasn’t expecting it. Apparently they did some research about my recent argument & disagreement regarding the methods & tactics of a sad excuse of an egotistical human being who blatantly misuses & exploits the people who are down…

  • Personal Beliefs In The 21st Century

    Personal Beliefs ~ Followers who follow and then unfollow you are posers, cheap popularity seekers and nothing of notice or substance to bother with. Block them.They are not real people. They are empty . Real poets and writers write without AI. Workshops are completely unnecessary.The real teachers are books by brilliant poets past and books…

  • ASH

    ASH The words onceDevestatedThe mind Some Uplifted theSoul The deadCan no longerHear them The livingNo longerListen Unless theyAre wrapped upIn a packageOf glamourOr deceit Can you stillHear them? The poetsAsk Can you stillFeel them? The poetsCry But the massesAre now allDeaf & blind ConditionedBy the promiseOf somethingMore But lift the veilAnd close theCurtain andYou’ll find…

  • COFFEE MESSIAH

    COFFEE MESSIAH When the sun comes up And the dawn of a new day Rises Fuk em. I’m a coffee messiah When people don’t Like what I say or write Fuk em. I’m a coffee messiah When the job Gets stressful & The people get tired Fuk em. I’m a coffee messiah & I’m 2000…

  • THE UNNECESSARY ANGEL OF POETRY

    THE UNNECESSARY ANGEL OF POETRY

    THE UNNECESSARY ANGEL OF POETRY One-daySoon after the glamor had faded The sun ate all her flowersHer milk & honey As Taylor toured AmericaInspiring poetic amnesiaTo kids As old poems & memoriesDied hard & rotted in their graves The dirt All lost to a McGenerationWithout focus Without hope Rhyming incoherentlyAttempting consciousness As someone randomAn unremarkable…

  • Thirty Years. The Dead Poets List ~ R.M. Engelhardt 9.26.93

    Thirty Years. The Dead Poets List ~ R.M. Engelhardt 9.26.93

    Thirty Years Ago Today: 09/26/93 THE DEAD POETS LIST In my lifetime I’ve probably written over ahundred trillion words. But I’d die for just one more cigarette. When the curtain falls, when the moment ceases To be. Sinatra said it best. “That’s Life “ Go out with a bang Not that stupid whimper And leave…

  • The Jewel By James Wright

    THE JEWEL There is this cave In the air behind my body That nobody is going to touch: A cloister, a silence Closing around a blossom of fire. When I stand upright in the wind, My bones turn to dark emeralds.