A good poem or poet is like a good cigar or a good whiskey. Everyone Has their own preferences. ~ R.M. Engelhardt
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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
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The Lost Poems From Nod. R.M. Engelhardt 2003
Twenty years ago I wrote a chapbook called Nod. 2003. These were some poems based on the experimental style of EE Cummings & George Oppen Many of the poems were published on now long gone poetry journal internet sites and as we know many online journals don't last forever. Here are a few poems. Hope … Continue reading The Lost Poems From Nod. R.M. Engelhardt 2003
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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
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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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BAD OMENS: MONDAY NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022 A Poem
BAD OMENS:MONDAY NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022 ORTHE DAY OF THE ASSHOLE The tarot cards haveForeseen the horrible future And his return All the signs ImpossibleTo ignore The first hintWas The Tower cardThe second? ALoud & long wailing inhuman fartSound eminating from theDownstairs neighborsApartment Who's a staunchRepublican with aMake America Great AgainSticker On his pickup truck The … Continue reading BAD OMENS: MONDAY NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022 A Poem
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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
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DeadMansPressInk & The School of Night Newsletter
To many of those of you who follow or read my work there are only a few that are aware that I run, along with my friend and coeditor Hex M' Jai a small independent poetry press known as DeadMansPressInk as well as a page called The School of Night Newsletter which promotes the teachings … Continue reading DeadMansPressInk & The School of Night Newsletter
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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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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
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