I’m thrilled to announce that my first collection I lost summer somewhere has just been published and is available at Amazon and through Kelsay Books.
Here are some of the great things my fellow poets have said about it.
“Melancholy, exuberance, nostalgia, fulfillment, contentment, longing – Sarah Russell hits all the spots, and there isn’t one poem where a woman won’t be able to identify in some way. She’s singing all our songs, putting into magical words things we felt so often but never knew how to tell. Deep sadness matched by laughter, gentleness, love and a sense of adventure. It was a privilege being there with her, living what she remembers, identifying with every line.”
Rose Mary Boehm, author of Tangents, From the Ruhr to Somewhere Near Dresden,and Peru Blues
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“Sarah Russell brings us into her world, a world of “dream-filled summer nights,” where “leaves are October butterflies.” Russell’s poems sing the important moments of life. It’s a song that stays in your mind, drawing you back to the poems again and again.”
Nina Bennett, author of Mix Tape and The House of Yearning
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“Sarah Russell’s poems don’t have to crawl under your skin – they’ve always been there. If you haven’t known a suicide, or gone through divorce or cancer, you’ve known the fear. If you’ve never had a love you’d marry twice if you had three lives, you’ve felt the longing. Russell may have lost summer somewhere, but she has found what makes us human.”
Alarie Tennille, author of Waking on the Moon and Running Counterclockwise
This was no dribble, you’re Drabble, leaves me drooling for more of your poetic doodling! Excellent, as always!!
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Bob Lillie, you punny soul, you. Thanks so much!!
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Paris encore? Lucky you!
Hope you’ve found better lodgings than last time!
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Me too. An apartment on the right bank this time, half way between the Louvre and Notre Dame. Wish us luck!
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This is excellent. It tore right at my heart. The bigness and the smallness of life. It is a good thing that even more readers will get to experience your words on Drabble. Have a wonderful trip.
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Thanks, Ali. I won’t be there for Bastille Day this year, but I DO plan to celebrate life!
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I love how understated this poem is and the sad feel speaks to me right now…
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Thanks so much, Diana.
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I love this.
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Thanks, Jenn.
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That’s a nice one.
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Thank you!
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