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 ZERO YEAR …

    THE ZERO YEAR Trans-ferance. Voice Of Angels Voice Of Nothing Voice Of Prophets Voice Of God The Voice Of Self The Waiting, (The Dead) Receptacles…Shells Of No Certainty. Never`Land. Stuck in denial, Traffic, Chaos To tell the tale, Trans-MIT dim echoes Of ancient lies, eternal Of night-sleep Obscuring~Blinding Dark. For Forever Is Never A Forever…

  • REALITY IS BAD FOR BIZNESS

    Before super models Ruled the earth There were people. Before idiots Controlled The government There were wise men. The future Is now The past. Desolate faces Ride subway trains & buses without Hope. Hoping. And politics Has become A children’s Game. While going down On Madison Avenue The persuaders, Manipulators & Predators Worship In churches Of…

  • IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHTS : Where Noir Meets Verse

    IN THE ABSENCE OF LIGHTS Dark-mirrored hallways a dim precision march Here we have tread before Without fear/Well measured Pagan desires and objective Study. Pavlov’s dog is still Breathing, his cigarette falls To the floor and he dances like a manic animal. Lost in the headlights, accidents shall occur once more. There are no excuses…

  • Every Day …

    Everyday we lose a little part of ourselves to the rest of the world. The only thing we can do is save that part in our hearts, soul, retrieve it daily from the ashes And write. ~ R.M. Engelhardt

  • OF POETRY, WHISKEY AND BUK

        2 shots = happiness 3 shots = love   While 4 shots will make you Bukowski or at least you think so at the bar.   and 5 shots will make you a genius as you stumble towards the mic, as you mumble something incredible and all the other drunks applaud   (and…

  • New Evidence Of The Resurrection …

    New video of me reading the poem “Silence Falls” from my new book “The Resurrection Waltz” at The Book House in Albany, NY. A special thanks goes out to my friends Murrow (Thom Francis/Keith Spencer) & Albany Poets for helping to create such a great night of friends & poetry. ~ R.M. An Interview With…

  • Source: R.M. on Pinterest A day off, good books, my old harley boots and coffee ☕☕☕

  • The Resurrection Waltz – The New Book of Poetry from R.M. Engelhardt, An Interview With Albany Poets

      This coming Thursday, March 14, at the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza local poet R.M. Engelhardt will be launching his brand new book, The Resurrection Waltz, with a special reading and a performance by Murrow (Thom Francis and Keith Spencer). R.M. has been a a big part of the local poetry scene for over…

  •   WE WRITE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THE HUMAN SPIRIT CANNOT BE TAMED AND SHOULD NOT BE TRAINED. ~ Nikki Giovanni