Lost and Found Poetry

About the Book

I guess it was around two years ago that I found some poetry that was lost, a gold mine of words, original unseen poetry inside a yellow-stained old diary that dates between 1860 and 1880. I started reading the diary and found myself getting excited with each and every word. I was walking with them, seeing what they saw and feeling what they felt. I decided that since I am an avid lover of poetry and because of the way I felt after reading the diary, I had to share the lost past with everyone. So here we are, two and a half years later: Lost and Found Poetry. This book has eighty lost poems that you have now found. I want you to feel how they felt, see what they saw, hear what they said, live where they lived. So as soon as you open the book to the first page, be ready. You might cry, you might laugh, you will be sad, and you will be happy —very religious—but together, we’ll share what we have found. Lost and Found Poetry. The words are kept in their original format from the diary, and misspellings are the same as in the original. I did not want to take anything away from the words or feeling they wanted us to hear by making corrections. What you will be reading is the original diary’s format.

About the Author

David Russ is a published author living in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. David has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Liberty National University, an associate’s degree in photography from the New York Institute of Photography, and various certificates in art from Virginia Highlands Community College. David served in the United States Army during Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and Iraqi Freedom. He is the author of the Journey Back in Time: Unseen Poetry of the 19th Century. He has published articles in Trap and Trail Magazine, TV Guide, and various weekly newspapers. David is a member of the National Poetry Society and has won the National Poetry Society Award 2016. He lives in Abingdon, Virginia, with his wife, Becky, and four dogs: Mandy, Gabe, Zeva, and Angel.