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
Troubled.. yet hopeful!
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Yes. Thanks, Rajani.
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What can I say Sarah, this is exquisitely superb, and I loved every line, especially, “The wind feathery on urgent skin”, the imagery took my breathe away.
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Thanks, Ivor. I appreciate your kind words.
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‘forever’s promissory note
before the debt of everyday.”
wonderful lines. ah, if only we could go back….
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Thanks, Beth. Yes, too often it’s the day to day that dulls a relationship.
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Love this Sarah! Looking forward to January–of all things.
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Thanks, Catherine. Yes, January isn’t usually a month to savor, but going to the conference will be wonderful!
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the honey of first times – excellent!
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Thank you, Qbit!
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It’s not always possible to go back, but when it is, we should!
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Yes. The problem is catching it before it is too late.
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To find out “water voices whispering / the honey of first times” must be mesmerizing…..
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Yes!! Thank you for reading, Sumana.
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I love this especially; “Perhaps a folly, our rush into together and tomorrow – forever’s promissory note before the debt of everyday.” Beautifully executed!💞💞
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Thank you, Sanaa.
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I love this! It was a mesmerizing read.
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Aw, thanks Al. Are you ready for NaNo? Wishing you luck!
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You’re welcome! Yes! So ready! This novel has been pestering me this week for me to write it. 🙂
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To have a memory like this is a treasure even if we cannot come back… time can not reverse… but maybe finding some way back would be possible with something strong like this.
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Agreed, Bjorn. But sometimes you have to say If only…
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Hi Sarah, this is a stunning write, I love it. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Thanks a lot, John.
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“…tomorrow’s promissory note before the debt of everyday”….what a powerful line!!!!!! I LOVE the closing stanza!
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Thanks a lot, Sherry. Loved your La Loba today too!
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Let’s… my heart’s ears are ready. 🙂
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Smiling at your comment, Magaly. Thanks!
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Do we live only in those fleeting first moments of love? Every Avalon is springtime and apples and Ariel’s tenor lighter than wind. How dappled, how fine, how water this memory. Yes.
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Thanks, Brendan. I suppose some people think those first moments will last. I just like to visit them again once in awhile.
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…”rush to together and tomorrow, forever’s promissory note”… so beautifully descriptive, and portray such a magical moment caught in time.
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Thanks so much, Bev.
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What a beautiful poem…thinking back, reminiscing to a romantic, peaceful spot….but can we ever go back and recapture the magic.
‘forever’s promissory note
before the debt of everyday.’
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Thanks, Donna. I’m not sure if we can or not. I expect that may be the question I was trying to solve.
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One has to wonder how many do go back, attempt to recapture…Perhaps that is why our world has become so embedded with seeming quicksand,
Elizabeth
https://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2017/10/29/in-present-moments/
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Thanks, Elizabeth. I agree. Often recapturing love tries to happen when too many hurts have been caused to reclaim it
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Gorgeous writing!
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Thank you very much.
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I absolutely loved every word of it very beautifully penned or in one word Stunning
I think it is good thing to try to recapture these moments
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Thank you so much, Marja!
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Tis the nature of a long term relationship. If you even remember the initial moments that is good. If you have a long term relationship ,that is miraculous in itself ,considering the times we live in.Obviously I am a person who has few expectations:)
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Yeah, most these days don’t work out. Kissed a bunch of frogs, but my guy is still a prince after 29 years. I don’t take it for granted. Thanks for reading, Cressida!
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Great poem Sarah. I especially liked the opening lines, “We found a stream that night
away from everywhere but us –”
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Thanks so much, Ali.
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