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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  • 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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  • Sonny Crockett

    Sonny Crockett

    SONNY CROCKETT Sonny Crockett stands Smoking a cigarette on The corner somewhere  In Miami  He used to be A undercover cop, a detective  Now an old man  Fashionably dressed In an old white suit &  A day-glow green t-shirt  He scratches the Stuble of his white Scruffy beard, his gray Long hair magnificent  Under the…

  • The Dying Time 2026 ~ R.M. Engelhardt

    The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. 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…

  • MYTH APPEARS MISSING

    MYTH APPEARS MISSING

    MYTH APPEARS MISSING The other dayI saw an old man in a long coatWith a beard postingFlyers around town Trying to find something Someone The flyer said ” Missing” Last seen hanging outAt the NY Nuyorican CafeIn 1998 At a spoken word event The name of the writer artistFormerly known As “Myth” The description said…

  • A RECKONING ~ A Poem By R.M. Engelhardt 2026

  • Once Called America

    Once Called America

  • The Voice Of Tomorrow

    THE VOICE OF TOMORROW The voice of tomorrowIs the voice of today The voice of tomorrowIsn’t a writer, an activistOr a politician, a pop starOr a racist thug spreading liesAnd speaking atA university The voice of tomorrowIsn’t a tyrant, a presidentOr a Democrat, a liberalOr the KKK The voice of tomorrowIs simply a child Who…

  • 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…