RUMI'S SECRET & SOULFUL ADVICE ON WRITING Fuck this poem Fuck that poem Fuck it. Now fucking Start over again “Namaste” ~ R.M. Engelhardt RAW Poems 2023
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Talking Political Writing, Post-Pandemic Arts, and Finding Home with R.M. Engelhardt
*An Interview With Thom Francis of The Hudson Valley Writers Guild. https://www.mediasanctuary.org/stories/2022/talking-political-writing-post-pandemic-arts-and-finding-home-with-r-m-engelhardt/ R.M. Engelhardt started sharing his poetry at local open mics in the early-90s and has since been a driving force in keeping the poetry and spoken word alive and well in the area. He has hosted a number of readings and events over … Continue reading Talking Political Writing, Post-Pandemic Arts, and Finding Home with R.M. Engelhardt
Shadows By R.M. Engelhardt
Within each man a shadow exists. The shadow of his past.The shadow of his future. And the shadow of all the things heCould have been. ~ R.M. Engelhardt
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Of Spirit, Ash & Bone By R.M. Engelhardt Now Available on Amazon
https://videopress.com/v/NYd324K7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Of Spirit, Ash & Bone Now Available on Amazon OF SPIRIT, ASH & BONEIs the New Book By Author, Poet & Writer R.M. Engelhardt is something entirely different & new that has been written in the poetic form & style of Sermons & Southern Gothic*Biblical Religious texts as well as in other verse styles. … Continue reading Of Spirit, Ash & Bone By R.M. Engelhardt Now Available on Amazon
An Interview With Albany’s Nippertown, July of 2021
Let's be honest. 2021 was not the best of year's for many of us with covid still rampant as well as for many of us still stuck working from home. But for me there were a few bright spots. Jai & I were able to create many new books for Poets & Authors at DeadMansPressInk … Continue reading An Interview With Albany’s Nippertown, July of 2021
The School of Night. Albany, NY
In the late 1990s & into the early part of this century I created and ran a spoken word poetry open mic called THE SCHOOL OF NIGHT at Valentine's as well as at a few other locations afterwards in Albany, NY. The open mic was always extremely crowded and popular and we did alot of … Continue reading The School of Night. Albany, NY
Opening For The Dust Bowl Faeries 08.19.21 At The Linda In Albany NY
ATTENTION: PERFORMANCE RELEASE: Just received the great news that I will be reading/performing some of the poems from my new book " We Rise Like Smoke Poems Psalms Incantations" and opening for the band " THE DUST BOWL FAIRIES" On THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH 8PM AT THE LINDA WAMC *Tickets can be purchased thru Eventbrite* I'm … Continue reading Opening For The Dust Bowl Faeries 08.19.21 At The Linda In Albany NY
American Portrait MLK Poetry Project
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/01/trethewey-mlk-day/#.YARmQPKb-rU.twitter Happy To Be A Part of This PBS American Portrait Project On Martin Luther King Day. ~ R.M. Engelhardt https://www.pbs.org/american-portrait/story/23568/rm-e-troy-ny-for-my-people #poetry #pbs #mlkday #rmengelhardt #gentlemanoutsider #writers #america #poets