My first poem was written in 1980. I would write off and on for the next 29 years about various subjects. In 2009, I revisited my love for Poe and started to pave my way with a series of Dead/Cemetery Girl themed poems. The primary theme is not merely death, but lost love—or sometimes love revisited from beyond the grave. I have been in several anthologies and magazines, but you are about to read my first book of ME! Aspirations? Well, this was the main one. Will there be more? Only your support will allow that! What’s next? What is next? Only time shall tell! My fear is that my mind’s lexicon shall one day be emptied and leave a blank page before my eyes. Till then, I will keep writing, early and often inspired by art, words, photos—anything that triggers this manic thing I do! This Halloween, Zombie Dance and my lyrics to Cemetery Girl appear on the Demonboy CD Dawn of Demon. I have written four new songs for Demonboy and they’ll appear on the band’s upcoming CD. The poem “My Night as Poe” is walled up in the Poe Cottage in the Bronx NY! I also have poetry featured in far more anthologies that I can mention here.
“Rich Orth writes poetry from the deepest part of the soul.”
— April M. Reign, author of The Dhellia Series
“For the true essence of modern Gothic, Rich Orth’s poetry
stands out as a dark exemplar.”
— William Cook, author of Blood Related.
“Orth’s work explores the darker corners of an already dark world.”
— Murphy Edwards, author of Dead Lake.