The Fall Collection: TO THE MOUNTAINS coming soonโฆ
Listen to the poets of The Way Back to Ourselves Literary Journal perform their work with our podcast, The Poetry Corner, a spin-off from The Way Back Podcast, hosted by Edward Holmes and Deidre Braley.
Soft-Boned and Other Poems
Join Rosa Gilbert as she explores truths from birds, trees, and freshly-brewed coffee in โSoft-boned,โ โWonders of Old,โ and โNew Mercies.โ
Finding Home
Alexa Johansen seeks home and finds the way back to herself in โFinding Home.โ
Autumnโs Rhythm and Other Poems
Jodie Gerling finds peace and comfort in โAutumnโs Rhythm,โ โCreationโs Cathedral,โ and โA Wild Refrain.โ
The Secret of the Waterfall
Stand at the foot of a waterfall with Kristi Clark in โThe Secret of the Waterfall.โ
I Am a Seed and Other Poems
Julia McMullen evokes Godโs love in โI Am a Seedโ and โFreedom.โ
Reflections in the Wilderness
In โReflections in the Wilderness,โ Kim Butler looks for herself and finds something deeper.
Grace Monsoon and Other Poems
Meghan Cole issues a challenge to each of us to slow down and experience the world around us in her poems โGrace Monsoon,โ โBeautiful,โ and โBestowed.โ
Fall
Join Deanna Mims as she sits under a tree through day and night in โFall.โ
His Voice
Geraldine Craw leads us on a journey of spiritual discovery as experienced on a hike through the mountains in her poem โHis Voice.โ
Where My Soul Belongs and Other Poems
Angela Hoover draws us into tangible and intangible scenes where nature and humanity collide in โWhere My Soul Belongsโ and โBehind the Curve.โ
Fallโs Surrender and Other Poems
Hayley Rawnsley finds hope and awakening in โFallโs Surrender,โ โLove in the Embers,โ and โWoodland Cathedral.โ
If I
In her poem โIf I,โ Taylor Blayse digs deeper into the beauty of quiet things.
Wildflowers
Join Matthew Nash as he follows the wildflowers wherever they will take him in his poem โWildflowers.โ
Lineage
In her poem โLineage,โ Jaime Schaffer sighs relief among the oak leaves, reminding us that redemption is coming.
A New Moon and Other Poems
Follow Lee Kiblinger to the moon and through the trees in โA New Moonโ and โA Mast Year.โ
Ode to the Great Heron Who Waits
In her poem, โOde to the Great Heron Who Waits,โ Lisa M. Johnson paints a beautiful reminder of rest.
September
James Jewell articulates what many of us have experienced when trying to describe the beauty of the world around us in his poem โSeptember.โ
Not Just a Waterfall
In her poem โNot Just a Waterfall,โ Janice M. Gibson shares the majestic beauty she encountered, awakening her soul.
The Winding Woods
In her poem โThe Winding Woods,โ Amorina Galindo depicts the goodness of Godโs peace and delight.
FEATURED: Absolution and Other Poems
Award-winning poet Nicholas Trandahl writes about memories, suffering, and the yearning for a renaissance in his poems โAbsolutionโ and โGrand Canyon.โ
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