This site contains a diverse collection of my poetry, with an emphasis on my favorite genre — fantasy poetry. I’m proud to say it has been consistently rated as one of the five “best fantasy poetry” websites on the web almost from its inception, and several of the poems have been published on other websites (with permission) as being amongst the “best poems” in their genre. While you’ll find the majority are fantasy poems, you’ll also find quite a wide spectrum of others, including: science fiction poems, spiritual poetry, dream poetry, Old West poetry, love poetry, patriotic poems, and even Holiday poems. All were written by me. Each poem is normally prefaced by a brief explanation of the poem, and is often followed by a comment where I explain the inspiration for the poem. All of these poems are copyrighted, so I ask that while you may download them for yourself, please do not post or publish them to others without permission. The fantasy art work in the background was chosen to reflect the mood of each poem, was primarily taken off free fantasy wallpaper sites which usually did not identify the artist,  are not mine, and are separately copyrighted by the artist. I am making every effort to identify each fantasy artist, obtain permission for their use, and refer you (under the poem) to the artist’s website. For those who enjoy what I’ve written, I encourage you to use the rating stars under the poem. I really do look at them — and it means alot to me to see that feedback. In case you’re wondering, I also use to permit comments — but I was overwhelmed by spam, and had no choice but to stop. If you really need to contact me you can find my email link on the “contact Mr. Gutmacher” page on this site.

As a bit of background, I believe that almost all of the poems I’ve posted here are of excellent quality, and amongst the best poems of their kind. I’ve listed what I consider my best poems under that heading in the top right of each page. The column below it lists all of my poetry in chronological order, most recent first. And, if you like fairy tale poems — I’d suggest you start with Tasmerelda; and The Legend of Evermore.. These were two of my earlier fantasy poems — and I consider them among my best poetry. Two other very popular poems are “The Dream”, and “The Battlefield Nurse”. You might also be interested in knowing that I believe in writing visually. I think any poem, especially fantasy poetry, should create an image in your mind, and tell a complete story. In fact, many of my fantasy poems were written as an allegory to current news events or problems. If you read carefully — you’ll see that. However, whatever you chose to look at — I hope you enjoy what you read. Likewise, I hope you enjoy each of the background images. Anyway, thanks again for stopping by, and if you like the poetry — please tell your friends, and let them take a look for themselves. The more visits to the site, the more I seem to write.

With thanks
Jon H. Gutmacher