On T.S. Elliot & The Death of Poetry. Another Opinion – R.M. Engelhardt

So apparently this article has been moving around a bit in Facebook groups. The writer is not the first to coin the term " Poetry is Dead" or for that matter the poetic viewpoint that T.S. Elliot was the game changer. What is your idealism or belief? This is not so much a critique as … Continue reading On T.S. Elliot & The Death of Poetry. Another Opinion – R.M. Engelhardt

R.M. Engelhardt & The Notorious Coffee Quote Scandal

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-motorola&sxsrf=ALiCzsar1LGJzPXPsMSmgR3yGg0YfOGJCA:1672445434281&q=r.m.+engelhardt+coffee+quote&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjywpDgyKL8AhVkhXIEHfbaAPIQ0pQJegQIEBAB&biw=432&bih=815&dpr=2.5 My Quote Has Been Shared All Over Creation Since 1994 Because, Well, I'm A Coffee Addict Damn. ( I'm laughing at the obvious) And I mean this humorously but: Generally I'm an open minded writer and I support new and upcoming writers but If I had single dollar for every time someone ripped off … Continue reading R.M. Engelhardt & The Notorious Coffee Quote Scandal

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

nOpE ~A poem by R.M. Engelhardt

In the beginning was the word, the wordThat from the solid bases of the lightAbstracted all the letters of the void;And from the cloudy bases of the breathThe word flowed up, translating to the heartFirst characters of birth and death. ~ Dylan Thomas,In The Beginning NoPe The 1st poem wasn'tWritten in EnglishIn fact it wasn'tWritten … Continue reading nOpE ~A poem by R.M. Engelhardt

I SING OF THE BODY DISSECTED. A Poem By R.M. Engelhardt

art*poem by r.m. Engelhardt ©2022 I SING OF THE BODY DISSECTED So let us now allSing or if you believe Pray Not of these golden daysBut in this dead choir of reprieveOf anguish of suffering of days Let us all sing of the 21st centuryOf all our failures & the falseTriumphs & of the true … Continue reading I SING OF THE BODY DISSECTED. A Poem By R.M. Engelhardt