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April 13, 2026
R.M. Engelhardt

R.M. Engelhardt

R.M. Engelhardt is an American poet and writer who is the author of several books over the last two decades. He is the Editor of Dead Man's Press Ink and currently lives and writes in Upstate NY.

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About R.M. Engelhardt

R.M. Engelhardt is an American poet and writer who is the author of several books over the last two decades including Coffee Ass Blues & Other Poems, The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems of R.M. Engelhardt, The Resurrection Waltz and others. His work has also been published by such journals as Retort, Red Fez, Rusty Truck, Sure! The Charles Bukowski Newsletter, Thunder Sandwich, Fashion For Collapse, 2nd Avenue, The Angry Poet, Winedrunk Sidewalk, Full of Crow, The Outlaw Poetry Network, The Rye Whiskey Review and in many others. His new book of poetry is entitled Dark Lands published by Whiskey City Press, 2019. He is the Editor of Dead Man's Press Ink and currently lives and writes in Upstate NY.

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  • The Oddessy

    R.M. Engelhardt is an American poet, writer and minister who is the author of several books over the last two decades including Coffee Ass Blues & Other Poems, The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems of R.M. Engelhardt, The Resurrection Waltz, Dark Lands and others.

  • Sun

    "...Above The earth The sky Just beyond..."

  • Echo

    "...Grow flowers secretly..."

  • Beneath This Body

    "...Our voices Suppressed, Our hearts Denied..."

  • Song

    "...The moments passed, The circle completed..."

  • The Fall

    "...All the poets quietly disappear ..."

  • Bukowski Wouldn’t Bother

    "...he’d probably just laugh..."

  • Mythic

    "...Heroes tragic, dead souls arising..."

  • In the Absence of Lights

    "...he dances like a manic animal..."

  • In Memoriam

    "...Look to define the essence..."