Will Russo is a New York-born, Chicago-based poet.

He is the author of two chapbooks: Dreamsoak (Querencia Press, 2023) and Glass Manifesto, winner of the 2023 Rick Campbell Chapbook Award by Anhinga Press.

He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School and received his BA from Emory University and his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

He is poetry editor at Great Lakes Review, poetry reviews editor at Another Chicago Magazine, and drummer of The Cessna.