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 is absolutely everything a list poem should be. Period.
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Wow! Thanks so much!
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Oh, this is good. And the truth you express is so true and one learned, sometimes, through difficult experiences. Thank you, Sarah.
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Yup. Been there. Thanks, Victoria!
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What a novel and clever approach to the challenge. Well done!
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Thanks, Bev!
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Wow! This just stopped me in my tracks. Perfect picture painted here – simply love it!
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Thanks so much, Jilly.
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Ain’t it great, there’s a lot of things that just don’t make sense except in poetry. That definitely includes money, but it’s a lot more fun. Loved your list
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Thanks, Walter.
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You absolutely nailed it!❤️
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Thanks, Sanaa!
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That’s one of my favorite quo9tes..matching poet Bobby Byrd, “It’s a good time to be a poet, but the pay is still shitty.
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It always has been shitty, hasn’t it. But it does seem that poetry is needed now more than ever, and that’s pretty cool.
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Razor sharp, Sarah. Love it 🙂
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Thanks, Ryan.
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Excellent.
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Thanks, Amaya. And thank you for posting my site as one that inspired you. So cool!
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I’m happy to have discovered your poetry 🙂
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Nice pair of lists set in contrast to each other.
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Thanks, Frank.
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This is fantastic. A keeper.
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Thanks, Sarah!
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Brilliant! in a word 🙂
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Thanks, Jane!
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🙂
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Perfection!
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Thanks, Lynn.
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It is a funny comparison you elaborate on, nicely done, so. What you do, is to make the statement poetry needs to be positive. And that is necessary, and a fine thing to do. You state the need for poetry, in that sense. So I love it. The form of the poem is clear, though it has no form, and I love that too.
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Thank you, Anders. I’m not sure that poetry is always positive, or should be, but I think we need poetry more than ever today.
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What a great set of lists. Wonderful
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Thanks, Bjorn. Figuring out what belonged in each set was surprisingly easy.
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Wonderful write Sarah. The contrast brings the piece to life for me.
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Hey, Paul. Thanks a lot!
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You have aptly described the reality
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Thank you, Aparna.
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