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Russ Peery
Russ Peery grew up in Madison, Connecticut, on the shore of Long Island Sound. After serving in the US Navy, he graduated from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania in 1949 and from A...view moreRuss Peery grew up in Madison, Connecticut, on the shore of Long Island Sound. After serving in the US Navy, he graduated from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania in 1949 and from Andover Newton Theological School in Massachusetts in 1953. His first parish was in Maine. Then he served four churches in Connecticut, and finally one in Mt Pleasant, Tennessee. In the late 1970s, a three-week course in woodworking at Penland School of Crafts began Russ’s transformation from hobbyist to professional woodworker.
He and his wife, Merle, have been married for more than 40 years. They lived in Connecticut and Tennessee, then moved to Florida in 2011. Russ has three children, several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Russ has always liked to write, but got serious about writing poetry about 20 years ago. In 2012, POSTLUDE was published. Despite expecting it to be his last, he kept on writing and his readers kept on positively responding to his new poems (posted online several times a week at http://www.russpeery.com). They relish his fresh perspectives on the common things of life, and share deeply in the emotions and observations he so clearly articulates.
Open up this new collection of poems and continue to experience a smorgasbord of hope, amusement, contemplation, insight, and wonderment.view less