THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES LITERARY JOURNAL PRESENTS:

THE SPRING COLLECTION: IN HIS GARDEN

APRIL 2025

The Spring Collection: IN HIS GARDEN print journal is here. Buy your copy now.

The Way Back to Ourselves is proud to present our FIRST print journal. Enjoy the free digital collection below and purchase this stunning keepsake on Amazon in matte paperback with full color from The Way Back Books, an imprint of TheWayBack2Ourselves.com.

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.

Grief
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Grief

In her poem “Grief,” musician and writer Jenny Rose Verdoni writes about the stages of grief and the healing that is promised to us as children of God.

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This is My Happy Poem
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This is My Happy Poem

In a simple lyric poem, “This is My Happy Poem,” poet Kimberly Phinney recalls one of her first memories of pure joy after surviving critical illness.

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