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

Category: On Writing

  • 1910-1920: The Golden Age of Poetry at the Movies? ( Poetry & Popular Culture ~ Mike Chasar)

  • NOD : (Moon Stars Sun Time) Poems R.M. ENGELHARDT

    I Just Recently Found Out That There Are a Few Copies Of My Book From 2002 “NOD” Still Available To The Public Out There. Hope You Will Pick Up A Copy!   ~ R.M.  

  • Illumination

    “Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.” ~ August Wilson  

  • A WRITERS ADVICE

      Poetry and cigarettes May save your soul, Or what once Someone told me Before I grew old,   And scotch and women?   It’s all the same, For these four things Shall keep you quite sane   But now that I’m older And wiser for wear I know it’s only love That keeps our…

  • Shakespeare’s Sonnets Published Today In 1609

    “Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no, it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand’ring bark, Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.” ~   William Shakespeare

  •                                   “Art is sacred. Punk rock is freedom. Expression and right to express is vital. Anyone can be artistic.” ~ Kurt Cobain, Journals

  • “In a life properly lived, you’re a river. You touch things lightly or deeply; you move along because life herself moves, and you can’t stop it; you can’t figure out a banal game plan applicable to all situations; you just have to go with the “beingness” of life, as Rilke would have it.” ~ Jim…

  • TO ALL THE NEW POETS OF A YOUNG CENTURY

        So   You want to be a poet?   Then stand in line   Because just like every other damn poet That ever came before you You’ll have to write   And Twitter, Tumblr, Fumblr Whatever, will never save Your sorry ass   And the Pushcart Prize? They won’t reward you For writing…

  • LIT 101

    Writers? We have to write. If we don’t our brains explode and the poetry, words and ideas go all over. We have to drink for inspiration. And we have to smoke at least a pack a day. Why? Because it’s the law. That’s why. And ? We must drink large amounts of coffee everyday just…