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
Lovely
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Thank you, Aparna.
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just love that last line… a beautiful poem, congrats Sarah.
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Thanks, Rajani. Wasn’t too long ago that I posted this, but the layout for the page was so perfect that I had to put it up again.
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A lovely poem. Very deserving of publication. And a wonderful illustration to accompany it.
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Thank you, Judy. Had to take a screen shot of the page it was so pretty.
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Thank God for screen shots, now that I know how to take them. I used one myself today, but not 1/10th as pretty as yours. Just pertinent.
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I love not stumbling across the Equinox!
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Thanks, qbit. Stumbling into another season of life as well, I guess.
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Pin feathered goslings rippling ponds is great. Bravo and congrats.
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Thanks, Peter.
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oh, i so love this, sarah. it describes it perfectly. it does look beautiful on the page –
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Thanks, Beth. Yeah, couldn’t resist showing it off!
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With good reason)
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Great poem – well done, Sarah!
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Thanks, Robert.
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Well done. What an expressive poem.
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Thanks a lot!
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Congratulations Sarah, an eloquent poem, I’d read yesterday, on Steve’s post.
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Thanks, Ivor. Steve and I are in the same poetry workshop in State College, so we’re really invested in seeing each other succeed!
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So beautiful. Well done, Sarah 🙂
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Thanks, Ryan.
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Congratulations, dearest Sarah!
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Thanks a lot, Magaly!
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Incredibly beautiful poem. Congrats!
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Thanks a lot, Al.
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I love this poem. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks a lot. (Secretly one of my favorites too.)
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Congratulations. How exciting. Lovely work.
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Thanks a lot, Ali!
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Wow! That’s a beautiful piece of writing. 🙂
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Thanks so much! And didn’t they do a gorgeous job with the picture to go with it. That magazine is beautiful.
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