Description: This is a classic by one of America's finest working-class writers...The Collected Poems brings together his 50 years of writing what is real from the heart with a fine true voice. It is a needed book.
Brief description: Timothy Russell (1951-2021) was born and raised in the industrial Ohio Valley. He served in the military as a dog trainer in the early 1970s when he married Jodi (Dolan) Russell. He worked for 22 years at Weirton Steel Company as a millwright and boilermaker while attaining a BA at West Liberty State College and a Masters degree in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh. He began writing in 1970s and published widely in literary presses, chapbooks, and in his award-winning Adversaria book in 1993.
He and Jodi parented four children with eight grandchildren while living along the Ohio River in Toronto, Ohio. Despite his recurring and debilitating illnesses and being forced to retire, he wrote prolifically and achieved fame as a working-class, nature, and haiku poet.Review Quotes: The cumulative effect of reading Tim Russell's Collected Poems is simply staggering. No other poet sounds like Tim. He created a very distinct, recognizable voice apart from whatever was trending in the larger poetry world--humorous, precise, full of surprise and insight. Whether writing about the natural world or the human, Tim was always paying attention, seeing beneath the surfaces. This phenomenal collection brings renewed attention to his body of work and his contribution to American poetry. Jim Daniels, author of Gun/Shy: Poems