
REWillisWrites

Since emerging as a poet in 2019, Russell's poetry has been published or accepted for publication in more than 30 journals and 20 anthologies. Browse the list below to discover the homes of Russell's poems.
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"Stop It!" 3/4/2021. read
A Love Letter To...
"Forever, Always," Sweetycat Press, 2021. purchase
Adversity
"Broken Poem?" THE POET, Autumn 2021. purchase
"Fathomless Pain," THE POET, Autumn 2021. purchase
"It Is My Grief," THE POET, Autumn 2021. purchase
Agape Review - contributor page
"Two Prayers for Blessed Imagination"
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Ten Is Too Few," June 5, 2022. read
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"And the Other Two," June 5, 2022. read
"Abba, I Thank You," November 1, 2021. read
"To Sing of the Saints," November 1, 2021. read
"Wiping the Tears of a Child of God," November 1, 2021. read
"Patience (dba "Faith")," July 30, 2021. read
"Sitting in Darkness," July 26, 2021. read
"Were There Not Ten?" July 23, 2021. read
"With Sighs Too Deep for Words," July 28, 2021. read
American Writers Review 2021: Turmoil and Recovery
"hope is not in spite of," San Fedele Press, 2021. purchase
As Above So Below
"Sunset," Issue 6, 2020. read
Atherton Review
"Chipped Stool," Volume 104, 2021. purchase
Beautiful: In the eye of the beholder
"Beholding a Beholder," Sweetycat Press, 2022. purchase
Breathe
"Rushdie," October 30, 2022. read
"Failure of Imagination," July 2022. read
"Exhausted Dreams," January 2022. read
"The Art of Hate," November 2021. read
"Repeating History," September 2021. read
"Quest[ion]," July 2021. read
"Flooding Ol' Jim's Grave," November 2020. read
Cathexis Northwest
"A Word for that Sound," December 2021. read
"Glass Jars at a Cafe," December 2021. read
"Not Mine To Be," November 2019. read
"Danaus sentiensus," November 2019. read
Childhood
"Scar," THE POET Magazine, Volume 1, 2020. purchase
"Haiku (a child is to love)," THE POET Magazine, Volume 1, 2020.
Christmas
"Christmas Sky," THE POET Magazine, 2020. purchase
"So, So Small," THE POET Magazine, 2020. purchase
"Starlight," THE POET Magazine, 2020. purchase
Close Friends and Relatives,
"Meeting Ellie," Poet's Choice Press, 2021. purchase
Close Up: Poems on Cancer, Hope, and Healing,
"What Do I Say?" Orchard Lea Press, 2022. purchase
"You," Orchard Lea Press, 2022. purchase
Corona Global Lockdown
"Caregiver's Lamentation," Poet's Choice Press, 2020. purchase
"Shelter in Place," Poet's Choice Press, 2020. purchase
"We Never Used to Look," Poet's Choice Press, 2020. purchase
Desire
"Résumé (To Sum It All Up)," Poet’s Choice Press, 2021. purchase
Ekstasis Magazine
"How Dare You," December 2021. read
Emblazoned Soul
"And They Were Gone," Issue 1, Winter 2022. read
The Esthetic Apostle
"Judge Not By What Makes Us Small," Online Edition, February 2019. read
Faith, Volume 1
"Grace to You, and Peace," THE POET Magazine, 2021. purchase
"Of Little Faith," THE POET Magazine, 2021. purchase
"The Sighing Will Flee Away," THE POET Magazine, 2021. purchase
Family
"Black Gold's Siren Sound," THE POET Magazine, 2022. purchase
"Four Friends at Breakfast," THE POET Magazine, 2022. purchase
Flora Fiction Literary Magazine
"Wonder-full," Winter 2022.
"Winter Run," Winter 2022.
Friends and Friendship
"Known," THE POET Magazine, 2021. purchase read (p 125)
Frost Meadow Review - Pandemic Poetry
"This Between Time," June 24, 2020. read
Fruits of Our Quarantine (A Wingless Dreamer Anthology)
"Sent to Our Rooms or Into the Streets," 2020. purchase
Gift, The
"Gift," Sweetycat Press, 2022.
Grand Little Things
"Lizzy's Sonnet," Online Edition, July 15, 2020. read
Gratitudes: To Our Mothers
"Thank You for the Whispers, A. B. Baird Publishing (2019). purchase
Intangible Magazine
"Conjured as a Memory," Vol. 3 (2022). read
"Unseparate," Vol. 1 (2020). read
"In the Between," Vol. 1 (2020). read
Jewels in the Queen's Crown: The Best of the Best
"Gifted Fingers" (Sapphire Prize - Poetry), 2022. purchase
Last Leaves
"Enough of Sadness (A Plea in Villanelle)," 2021. read (p. 128)
Love Wins!
"Mere Joy," March 12, 2023. read
"Light Breaks into New Day," August 5, 2022. read
"Surf," July 30, 2022. read
"Moonflower," September 12, 2021. read
"Resilience," August 25, 2021. read
Meat for Tea - The Valley Review,
"It's Worth the Mess," Volume 14, Issue 4 (2020). purchase
"Four Moves from Now," Volume 13, Issue 3 (2019). purchase
The Metaworker Literary Magazine
"Undisturbed," March 18, 2022. read
The MOON magazine
"The Path," August 2019. read
"Stillness," August 2019. read
Movement: Our Bodies in Action
"Gifted Fingers," Sweetycat Press, 2022. purchase
October Hill Magazine
"Crystalled Night Redemption," Volume 7, Issue 1 (Spring 2023). read
"To Dream of Being Sky," Volume 6, Issue 1 (Spring 2022). read
"Not-Remembered," Volume 4, Issue 1 (Spring 2020). read
Osmosis Press
"Leaf from a Gradual, N. France, ca. 1550," Online (September 11, 2022). read
Our Changing Earth, Volume 2
"Where Once Lay a Sprawling Lake," The Poet, Winter 2022. purchase
Peeking Cat Literary
"At the Edge (of a Lake)," Issue 40 (January 28, 2021). read
"Tabletop Musing," Issue 40 (January 28, 2021). read
Perkins Log
"Natural Theology," Volume XXX, No. 2, pg. 31 (Spring 1981).
Poetry Celebrating the Life of Queen Elizabeth II
"Her England: A Constant Rain" THE POET, 2022. purchase
Poetry Downtown Rutland -- The Paper Poet, April 2022
"In Birdsong."
"Villanelle of Grace."
Poetry for Ukraine
"The Path: A Bombed-out Bridge in Irpin" THE POET, 2022.
Second Chance Lit -- The Phoenix Project
"Judge Not By What Makes Us Small, reprinted February 26, 2021. read
Snapdragon: A Journal of Arts & Healing
"No Two Fires the Same," Elements, Winter 2022 (Issue 8.4). (reprint) purchase
"Voices from the Other Room: Mother and Daughter," sound |
silence, December 2020 (Issue 6.4). (reprint) purchase
"Poison Grapes," redemption | grace, December 2019.
(Issue 5.4). purchase
“Pondering How Best to Start,” flourish | hope, Spring 2019
(Issue 5.1). purchase
Steady Hands: Ode to Our Fathers
“Dream Chaser,” A. B. Baird Publishing (2019). purchase
swifts & slows
“Sanctuary,” Number 17, December 2022. read
THE POET- Poem of the Day
"I Hear the Dawn in Birdsong," May 26, 2021. read
THE POET - Profiles, 2021. (no longer available online)
"What, But a Fool?"
"On the Bridge Too Far"
"Requiem for the Selfless"
"Desert Thunderstorm"
"Glass-Half-Fullness"
The Write Launch - contributor page
"Windsong: Solo Flute," Issue 66 (October 2022). read
"The Dig," Issue 66 (October 2022). read
"Sudden Gasp," Issue 66 (October 2022). read
"Fullness of Time," Issue 55 (November 2021). read
"Shadow Play," Issue 55 (November 2021). read
"Windsong: Grand Opera," Issue 55 (November 2021). read
"Peace," Issue 47 (March 2021). read
"Que Será - Mother's Stare," Issue 47 (March 2021). read
"There Are No Words," Issue 47 (March 2021). read
"And So We Sleep," Issue 38 (June 2020). read
"Attic," Issue 38 (June 2020). read
"Thalia & Melpomene," Issue 38 (June 2020). read
"Life Dunes," Issue 29 (September 2019). read
"Just Do It," Issue 29 (September 2019). read
"Warning," Issue 29 (September 2019). read
"A Train at Night," Issue 21 (January 2019). read
"Joy," Issue 21 (January 2019). read
"Long Ago, Friday Nights in Texas," Issue 21 (January 2019). read
The Writers Club (Grey Thoughts) Member's Personal Page
“How Hard It Is to Change My Mind,” March 11, 2023. read
“Causes Lost or Losing,” February 4, 2023. read
“Alone in the Universe?” December 24, 2023. read
“Monometer,” December 10, 2022. read
“It’s Been a Long Time,” August 20, 2022. read
"On Character," August 6, 2022. read
"Discernment," February 19, 2022. read
"Poet's Passion," February 5, 2022. read
"From the Very Last Seat," January 22, 2022. read
"Gentle Kiss of New Year's Eve," January 8, 2022. read
"Memorial Day," November 6, 2021. read
"Remember," October 23, 2021. read
"The Moon It Fell," October 9, 2021. read
"Wandering Around the Truth," September 25, 2021. read
"Small Courages," July 3, 2021. read
Tiny Seed Literary Journal - contributor page
"Harvested Words," Planted Words, October 31, 2022. featured blog
"Potential," Seed, May 24, 2022. featured blog
"V," TApaja'simk, November 25, 2021. featured blog
“Live Oak Forest,” July 1, 2021. Forest, Tiny Seed Press, 2021.
“Snake Tree,” April 21, 2021. featured blog
“Vermont Mountains,” January 4, 2021. featured blog
"Quality Time with a Spider," June 4, 2020. featured blog
“Old Fire,” June 2019. purchase read (p. 29-30)
“Cardinal Impulse,” Spring 2019. purchase read (p. 12)
Valiant Scribe
"Sanctuary," in Peace Like a River, Issue 3, Winter 2022.
"Dance of the Cafeteros," Coming Soon.
"Sitting in Darkness," October 28, 2022. read
"Venetian Masks," October 22, 2021. read
Vermilion
"New Moon in Winter Dusk-Night Sky," Flash Issue 5 (2022). read
Vermont Public Radio - Between the Lines Series, 2021.
"Handful of If"
Vermont's Best Emerging Poets 2019
"In That Moment." Z Publications, 2020. purchase
"Of Joy and Laughter," Z Publications, 2020. purchase
"Voices from the Other Room: Mother and Daughter,"
Z Publications, 2020. purchase