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

Category: protest

  • 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…

  • Perchance

    Perchance

    PERCHANCE The night is far too humid Misery Older than I wish to beMy spirit younger than some Sitting outside on an oldWooden chair having a smokeAnd a beer In the summer time Like another old Bob Seger songReminiscing about the daysGone by Past daysPast lives The thrill of it all A time that has…

  • IN APOCALYPSE FASHION

    IN APOCALYPSE FASHION

    IN APOCALYPSE FASHION False heroesWalk down the streetsOf America with swastikaFlags Drones followingThe words Of a rapistAnd a spoiled littleFascist The cultOf red hatStupidity Mediocrity The cult & portrayal ofChristianity destroyingDemocracy & freedom In a countryBarely out ofIt’s infancy 250Years of degradationThe killing of human beingsWith the appointed namesOf minorities, Native AmericansBlack communities, prison campsFor…

  • The Dying Time : Poems By R.M. Engelhardt

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  • 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…

  • Dear Mr. Neutral , A Poem

    Dear Mr. Neutral , A Poem

    DEAR MR. NEUTRAL, A POEM Dear Mr. Neutral, You might want serving overblown ego It’s evidence of your weakness not your strength time to grow up ~ R.M. EngelhardtΒ©2026

  • Once Called America

    Once Called America

  • WE NEED MORE HEROES

    WE NEED MORE HEROES

    We need more heroes

  • ALL GRAVES ARE COLD

    ALL GRAVES ARE COLD

    ThisIsn’t a poem This isn’t even a workOf fiction This is stark reality bleeding out non-stop screaming And this isn’t a phone recorded message on social media For It’s the one thing we all know, all thinkbut never dare say. Mostly out of fear. it’s all the shit rolling downhill until the monsters open fire…