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
Sarah Russell Poetry 
and the two survived the fear – beautiful
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Yes. Thanks, Beth.
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Whoa! That image of a trembling bed/trembling little girl is haunting, Sarah. Dark and emotionally charged. A powerful write.
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Thanks so much, Ryan.
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I was imagining either a tornado or a speeding train. I never encountered a tornado but once unwittingly camped on a hillside beneath a train and the sound and vibration were all consuming. Love the poem top to bottom and especially “pierced the rusty screen” and the “gallant torn-eared bear.”
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Thanks a lot!
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Earthquake is what popped into my mind. What a terrifying experience and you captured that really well in writing which is not an easy thing to do. I love these sort of haunting writes!
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Thanks, Victoria. I don’t do many haunting type things, but this one just sort of popped out and down it went onto the paper.
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Dark and mysterious, a truly haunting write. Love it.
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Thanks so much!
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Beautifully written poem. I can’t help think as much as the girl wanted to go, maybe it was better for her to stay? I’m not sure the clattering and other sense aspects have me the idea this thing isn’t good.
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Thanks for your close read, Mandibelle. I’m not sure either…
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Beautiful and touching
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Thanks so much!
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Pleasure all mine
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This touched me. More so because I was a witness to a similar situation in my childhood. Thanks for giving us these wonderful words
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Me too, Shubhodeep. Thank you.
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Thank you. Dark and mysterious, a truly haunting write.
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Thanks a lot, Nicholas.
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Thank you. I love these sort of haunting writes!
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Thank you! I don’t do too many of the haunting ones, but if you like them, look up Black Poppy Review. It has wonderful poetry in that genre.
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