A Life Of Rhyme

This collection of poems, compiled by Jeff Russell over the last fifty years, is a memoir in rhyme inspired by life’s rich tapestry of pleasures and disappointments.
The author’s style is both powerful and reflective and includes works which cover a wide range of topics. The poems offer the reader an insight into the author’s experience of life from his teenage years right up to the present day. It captures the essence and impact of emotions that we have all encountered.
The poems reflect social issues as well as human reactions to love, beauty, sadness and despair. The style is affecting and relatable, highlighting the significance of familiar events and experiences. Crafted with honesty and compassion, the poems reflect chapters in many of our lives.
Of the poems, ‘Hiroshima’ is a stark reminder that history may easily be repeated, while, on a more contemporary note, in ‘Harsh Reality’ the author takes us down a path so many have suffered or witnessed during the current Coronavirus pandemic.
It is a work by an ordinary man, a poignant record of thoughts and feelings at various times in his life, which almost certainly will revive memories and nostalgia in us all.

Jeff Russell was born in 1950 in Monmouthshire, South Wales. He was educated at Croesyceiliog Grammar School and Leeds and Glamorgan Polytechnics and has a Business Studies qualification. He and his wife married in 1979 and have four sons. His career as an IT contractor and Business Change Consultant involved a great deal of travelling, both in the UK and abroad.
He began writing poetry during his first year in college and over the last fifty years has produced poems with an eclectic range of themes ranging from the philosophical and political to those inspired by experiences in life and love.