Robert James Russell » poetry

New poem published in ‘Leaves & Flowers: The Time Issue’

Robert James Russell — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:17:32 +0000

A poem of mine, “Buried,” is in the newest issue of Leaves & Flowers (“The Time Issue), a wonderful print literary journal available for only $7.50….right here. Boom.

New poem “Ode to Bukowski” published at Red River Review

Robert James Russell — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:39:32 +0000

Check out my poem “Ode to Bukowski” in the February 2011 issue of Red River Review.

Poem “Once More the Stars” published at Eighty Percent Magazine

Robert James Russell — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:23:58 +0000

Check out my poem “Once More the Stars” published in the Fall 2010 issue of Eighty Percent Magazine.

Hear me read it live on Richard Wood’s podcast here.

Hear me recite poetry on The Word Count podcast

Robert James Russell — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:05:33 +0000

Richard Wood (Twitter handle @rbwood) is a fantastic writer who hosts/runs a podcast called The Word Count (which is free via iTunes).

The most recent episode is live, featuring a handful of amazing writers reading their own works, including me reading three poems (“At the Crick,” “A Bar in Wixom, Michigan, on a Tuesday Night,” and “Once More the Stars”). It’s a long episode, clocked in at just over an hour, but it’s definitely a good listen (and, again, it’s free), so follow the links below and enjoy.

Check out details of the podcast and its participants here, and find the direct link to iTunes here.

Note: “At the Crick” first appeared at Greatest Lakes Review, and “A Bar in Wixom, Michigan, on a Tuesday Night” first appeared at Like Birds Lit.

Two poems published at ‘The Legendary’

Robert James Russell — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:12:55 +0000

Two poems of mine are now published in issue #20 of the online lit mag The Legendary: “Tequila Sunrise” and “Memorial Day 2010.”

Check them out here.

Poem published by Like Birds Lit

Robert James Russell — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:02:18 +0000

Exciting stuff.

The online lit mag Like Birds Lit has published my poem “A Bar in Wixom, Michigan on a Tuesday Night.”

Check it out here.

New poem: “Patty”

Robert James Russell — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:43:47 +0000

Her smile makes me ache;
those eyes like galaxies – wanting and
hungry – portals into another
place and time. In the rain
I hold her close our hands
tangled we kiss electric.
She is Hope, evidence
of something more.

Two poems posted on Year Zero Writers

Robert James Russell — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:10:30 +0000

If you’re interested, two of my poems are up over at Year Zero Writers – “My Stylist at Supercuts” and “Recurring Dream.”

Find them here. Enjoy.

Poem: Ode to Bukowski

Robert James Russell — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:23:02 +0000

I want so much to be like Chuck
finding my salvation at the bottom of a bottle and
scoring leftover prescription pills from friends of friends, but
I fall short and can’t quite manage to recreate his gritty realism
and I wonder if it’s because I’ve
never had the struggles he did, the crippling
alcoholism, the bouts with depression
the whores at the ready their fingers painted brightly
the long walks and the mornings after, the
biting migraines chewing away at you slowly
the only salvation
the words creeping out of your pen
onto the motel stationary,
your thoughts
the only sanity you have left.

Four poems featured on Year Zero Writers

Robert James Russell — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:02:08 +0000

Year Zero Writers is currently featuring four poems of mine on their site:

“Kate”
“Woman at the Bar”
“My Neighbor in the Apartment Across the Hall”
“Necessary Subterfuge”

You can find them all right here.

They also featured a short story of mine a few weeks back, “Make Moves, Chickie,” which you can read here.