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An exploration of the futile pursuit of partisanship, which is doomed, at best, to irreparably fragment society and, at its worst, lead to the destruction of what was once a noble ideal.

Here’s an idea … praise and empower your loved ones now for tomorrow one or both of you may die.
And loss is a complicated business, filled with un-looked for deaths and unforeseen heartbreak. And sometimes not even love is enough.

‘Eulogy’ is a thoughtful work of carefully orchestrated metaphors. As with much of Black Hamlet’s work, not...

Black Hamlet’s 13th. book in less than a year includes FULL COLOR ORIGINAL artworks as well as an eclectic mix of form and free verse poetry.

All poems in this volume are either never-before-published works or 2017 works previously published on AllPoetry.com

Black Hamlet remains one of the most prolific poets of the 21st century, with an...

Black Hamlet gives a nod to Joseph Heller in this, his twelfth book of poetry.

Do you think you are an American? Do you even know what that means? Do you spend your days knowing that something is not quite right but unable to put your finger on the problem?

Then this book is for you!

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The first step to treating your assholism is recognizing that you are an asshole.

This book may not cure your problem but it will allow you to describe it in the language of poetry to anyone who is unlucky enough to listen to you.

Our self-destruction is as old as the consciousness that spawned it.

Black Hamlet and Sinsiter Spital bare their raw art and damaged psyches like never before. Read if you dare!

My self-destruction is as old as the consciousness that spawned it.

Black Hamlet bares his raw art and damaged psyche like never before. Read if you dare!

Dark Matters in a Quantum Universe is the 7th book by maverick poet, Black Hamlet.

Featuring works created during the tumultuous year of 2016, these poems touch the core of what it is to be human, flawed, passionate and ALIVE!

Black Hamlet has been described as incorrigible, unique, prolific and opinionated, and as “wearing sonnets as a second...

This volume contains a mix of previously published Villanelles from “Who is Black Hamlet?”, “Blue” and “Liefdeslied”, as well as many as yet unpublished pieces.

Black Hamlet wields the Villanelle like a hammer at times, blunt in his execution of the form. At others, he is tender and provocative, demonstrating a rare finesse with the form.

As...

This is a collection of sonnets: English (Shakespearean) Sonnets, Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnets, Kyrielle Sonnets, Terza Rima Sonnets and so-called Modern Sonnets.

This volume contains a mix of previously published poems from “Who is Black Hamlet?”, “Blue” and “Liefdeslied”, as well as many as yet unpublished pieces.

Of all the forms, the...

This volume contains a mix of previously published poems from “Who is Black Hamlet?”, “Blue” and “Liefdeslied”, as well as many as yet unpublished pieces.

The pieces are roughly chronological so you can see an arc of sorts develop, along with a progression of ideas and emotions.

Black Hamlet’s pen runs as wild as his imagination in this...

Liefdeslied, or Lovesong in Afrikaans,
is an attempt to expand our understanding of what a dedication of love actually is.

I suspect that outside of Africa, Afrikaans is not generally considered a romantic or poetic language, yet I have found words and phrases that
offer sublime expression and poetry.

Discover Liefdeslied for yourself and join...

The pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm, melancholy, sad or depressed, and the 2nd. installment of poems by Black Hamlet.

Not even death, religion or politics can stop Black Hamlet’s pen from scouring out an interpretation that...

The best kept secret since The Secret!

Sometimes dark and mysterious, sometimes sensual, and often entertaining, a walk through the words of Black Hamlet’s life will reveal a deeper appreciation of yourself, the universe, and your place within it.

Poetry is, after all, the narrative of us all and everything is a metaphor in the world of Black...