Teeth in the Silence

A Record of What the Dark Leaves Behind

By: Robert Dutch

Narrated by: Cornelius Clarke

Teeth in the Silence is not a book about healing.

It’s a record of what the dark leaves behind after it feeds.

Through four parts—The Foundation, The Fracture, The Descent, and The Return—Robert Dutch carves his story like a confession whispered through cracked glass. Each poem is a room built from memory: childhood bruises, the slow collapse of self, the ghosts that learned his name, and the long crawl back toward something that might be peace.

This is not recovery polished for comfort.

It is survival told in its native tongue—mud, bone, blood, and breath.

Every line bears teeth.

Every silence hums with what was endured.

For anyone who has ever drowned quietly and called it living, Teeth in the Silence is a hand reaching through the dark, reminding you that even ruin can still breathe.

©2025 Thornton Bonbert (P)2025 Thornton Bobbert

Absolutely Amazing Book!! Stephen King Energy

I really Love this book, each short sucks you in. Robert Dutch is a words smith and has so much natural Stephen King energy you can feel the Dark and you’re transported to the world where all these shorts live. I can’t wait for his next book. I’m definitely a new fan. You will love this book too.

You will not simply listen.

A haunting collection of dark poetry and confessional prose from Robert Dutch.

Teeth in the Silence explores the spaces between grief and survival, between the quiet that comforts and the quiet that destroys. Each piece is a raw confession carved from pain, memory, and resilience.

Now brought to life through the powerful voice of Cornelius Clarke, this performance captures the ache, the intimacy, and the brutal beauty that define the book.

You will not simply listen.
You will feel every breath.