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
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Coming In June DMITRY WILD AT INVOCATION OF THE MUSE POETRY OPEN MIC ALBANY
DMITRY WILD AT INVOCATION OF THE MUSE POETRY OPEN MIC https://videopress.com/v/g5yuKAWJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true DMITRY WILD AT INVOCATION OF THE MUSE POETRY OPEN MIC AT LARK HALL https://videopress.com/v/EvCSWl1M?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Sponsored By Dead Man's Press Ink Albany NY INVOCATION OF THE MUSE: MONDAY JUNE 6TH With Our Featured Poet DMITRY WILD ( Of Dmitry Wild & The Spells) With HOUSES … Continue reading Coming In June DMITRY WILD AT INVOCATION OF THE MUSE POETRY OPEN MIC ALBANY
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Eternal.
It is and will always be what you say, what you write and what art you actually create that truly matters the most. Popularity doesn't determine your worth and the followers will always come & go looking for the next big thing. That's the unfortunate side effect of too much mass media. People not noticing … Continue reading Eternal.
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Of Spirit, Ash & Bone Poems Parables Coming Soon
Of Spirit Ash & Bone We live in destitute times wherein the gospel of greed and financial profit, not prophecy, answers our existential questions. The good poet, just as the prophet in days gone by, speaks to us in a language that jolts our memory and challenges our power of self-perception and imagination. ~ John … Continue reading Of Spirit, Ash & Bone Poems Parables Coming Soon
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On Poetry, Witchcraft & Spells
https://lithub.com/poetry-like-witchcraft-and-magick-is-an-act-of-transformation/ ~ R.M. Engelhardt, The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems Of R.M. Engelhardt 1989-20062001 Words are powerful. Words make a difference. They can create and destroy. They can open doors and close doors. Words can create illusion or magic, love or destruction. … All those things.
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The Stars In Night In Flight. A Poem By R.M. Engelhardt
The Stars In Night In Flight
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This Night, Invisible~ A Poem By R.M. Engelhardt
THIS NIGHT, INVISIBLE aninvocation atrance at duskthe soulswander in1 by 1in a procession of tragedy faith & loss where the clocksall timehas stopped andthe dancebegins whichnever ends moves beyondthe flesh your gods as sound - words - voices- writhe- wound - annihilate worship a once emptyspace a void S C R E A M M … Continue reading This Night, Invisible~ A Poem By R.M. Engelhardt
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The Story of Edgar & I: A Bromance~ Albany Poets
Some memories that I am always reminded of around this time of the year and on Halloween in this new edition of The Half Dead Poet Review: https://albanypoets.com/2017/10/the-half-dead-poet-review-the-story-of-edgar-and-i-a-bromance
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Resurrection
Looks can sometimes be deceiving. For every hero there's a nemesis, and for every genius there's a nothing. And for every new day there is always a night. The truth is not necessarily what you see or in the moment believe but exists in those things which you have made, created and that stand, that … Continue reading Resurrection
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An Angel
An angel runs Thru the sudden light Thru the room A ghost precedes us A shadow follows us And each time we stop We fall
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