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

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

He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, 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 and prose review editor at Another Chicago Magazine.