Robin Russell

ROBIN RUSSELL received a B.A. in philosophy from Brigham Young University. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while writing poetry and publishing the website ethelophilosophos.com.

History of the Church — Part One

Articles/Essays – Volume 33, No. 4

I feel grace descend like whiskey-scented
oil poured over me in the upper room on
my way to heaven. I dance in the heat of
a fire, like ghosts following Sitting Bull

November 2001

Articles/Essays – Volume 37, No. 2

You notice the smells first, more spring, or
even summer, than late fall, the stale-clean
scent of wet sunlit streets after last night’s
heavy rain, the musk of soaked dead leaves,
humid decay in a season usually dry, a
shining solstice sigh through open windows,
suspended on a candent morning breeze.

November 2001

Articles/Essays – Volume 38, No. 1

You notice the smells first, more spring, or
even summer, than late fall, the stale-clean
scent of wet sunlit streets after last night’s
heavy rain, the musk of soaked dead leaves,

Triptych-History of the Church

Articles/Essays – Volume 38, No. 2

I feel grace descend like whiskey-scented
oil poured over me in the upper room on
my way to heaven. I dance in the heat of
a fire, like ghosts following Sitting Bull