THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES

Community Literary Journal

THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES PRESENTS:

THE SPRING COLLECTION: IN HIS GARDEN

coming in April…

The Spring Collection: IN HIS GARDEN Print Journal Coming in May 2025

The Way Back to Ourselves is proud to present our FIRST print journal arriving in May 2025. Enjoy the free digital collection in this stunning keepsake for purchase on Amazon in paperback and hardcover 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 NEW podcast, The Poetry Corner, a spin-off from The Way Back Podcast, hosted by Edward Holmes and Deidre Braley.

Till
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Till

In her sonnet, “Till,” Desi Ana Sartini reminds us that the tilling of our soul is the most important work.

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Gethsemane
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Gethsemane

In “Gethsemane,” Julia McMullen intertwines suffering and redemption through prayer.

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In the Wilderness
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In the Wilderness

In his poem “In the Wilderness,” Nathaniel Evans leads us on a journey through the barren desert of loss in search of new life, new hope, and a God who can cause shoots to spring forth from dry dirt.

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Ivy and Oak and Other Poems
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Ivy and Oak and Other Poems

In “Ivy and Oak,” Abbi Bodager’s beautiful imagery inspires us to reflect on our own connections with nature. In her poem “The Gardener,” we are reminded of the Creator God who lovingly prunes us to make us more and more in his image.

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Step Into the Light
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Step Into the Light

“Step Into the Light” by Megan J. Conner is a call to each of us to step out of the darkness and despair of life’s many struggles and into God’s glorious light.

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FEATURED: All Hallowed
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FEATURED: All Hallowed

In “All Hallowed,” poet Ashley Sposato meditates on the winter scene within and without as she finds herself delighting in these thin spaces.

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FEATURED: Verdant
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FEATURED: Verdant

Follow Edward L. Holmes II, poet and podcaster, as he journeys into the wilderness with audacious hope in his poem “Verdant.”

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FEATURED: Perspective in Yosemite
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FEATURED: Perspective in Yosemite

In her poetry, a multi-perspective entitled “Perspective in Yosemite,” poet and artist Kate Lab considers the mountains and trees and the deep meaning we can find when we understand who created these natural beauties.

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Lament
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Lament

Follow Bethany Colas into the woods as she seeks to learn from the trees in her beautiful poem entitled “Lament.”

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Road Stop Refuge
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Road Stop Refuge

Bethany Peck tells the tale of tragedy and the unexpected places the wild meets us in our journey toward peace and healing in her powerful prose poem “Road Stop Refuge.”

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