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
A lovely poem, Sarah. Congratulations on finding a home for it. Best wishes for the new year 🙂
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Thanks so much, Ryan. Happy New Year to you too.
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So important that maintenance…and it seems we are both thinking about the tending of our lives.
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Yes, Donna, I think we are. Relationships and life definitely need tending!
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This is wonderful Sarah…admire the way you pack so much into a few words… A very happy new year to you.
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Thanks so much, Rajani. I just read your poem to my husband. Love it and he did too.
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Smiling so much, have no words! Many thanks!
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Oh wow, the trees like old men, love like how a roof leaks when it rains….you have nailed it. Wonderfully done!
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Thanks so much, Sherry!
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Just lovely💕
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Thanks so much!
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“… Can’t put off / the mending.” So true, this is. And so much power is needed to do that. Wishing you a wonderful New Year Sarah….
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Thank you, Sumana. Happy New Year to you too.
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Sweet analogy, Sarah. Best wishes for 2018.
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Thanks, Robert. I wish the same for you.
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like a relationship too, isn’t it? some things can’t be put off. lovely write, and i liked how so much can be said in so few words.
Have a Happy New Year!
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Yes, indeed. Gotta keep up the maintenance! Thanks, and Happy New Year to you too!
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So beautifully sad. I really enjoyed reading this Sarah.
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Thank you, Robin.
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There is much mending to do in our lives Sarah, well captured in your words.
I hope 2018 requires little maintenance for you!
Anna :o]
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I don’t think you’re ever done with the maintenance of life and love, Anna, but here’s hoping there’s no extra to be done. Happy New Year.
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Love the analogy here, Sarah! 🙂 Happy New Year!❤️
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Thanks, Sanaa. Happy New Year to you too.
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Oh yes.. the mending… so much better to do before the storm i think
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Always better. Happy New Year, Bjorn.
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beautiful poem, sarah, and happy new year to you and your poems )
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Thanks a lot, Beth. Happy 2018 to you too!
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Nice on any level!
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Thank you, Rosemary.
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I love the lines, “when the trees creaked
and rubbed themselves
like old men.”
I still don’t know how love works!
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Thanks, Beckie. I’m not sure how it works either.
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I love the comparison–the roof and the man!
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Thanks a lot, Susan!
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