Finding My Way Back: Poems on Coming Alive, Healing and Self-Discovery

by Nicole Smolinski

"Words have not always been good to me.But I am dusting myself off. I am taking the nasty sentences that were strewn together and thrown at me all those years, breaking them apart, and rearranging their letters into something beautiful." This collection is for anyone who has or continues to question their worth and their purpose in the world. If you’re reading this, take heart. This is tough. I don’t know who you are, if you’re young and just starting out — journeying to be okay with yourself in a harsh world—or if you’ve already spent years weighed down by the journey. From my own experience, I’ve seen people ranging all ages still asking the world if they are enough. My hope is to empower readers to take their worth into their own hands— to transition from allowing others to tell them who they are to boldly defining that for themselves. To take back their lives. People connect to honesty, to the struggle, because people can sense ingenuity— no one wants to hear about someone’s finish line without having known their race. Finding My Way Back tells of the race in excruciating detail and does not leave the losses out. It is as honest about struggle as it is about victory. It doesn’t stray away from the tough questions life demands of us. That is its greatest strength.

Genres: Poetry

135 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 4, 2021

Reviews

[Sophie Bowns · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely prefer poetry with a rhyme scheme. However, these poems were intelligently written, interesting and I adored the book cover.

[Kris]

Not your traditional poem but I adored it. The best part of this is that it’s actually long. Not like other “poets” who have one sentence or two words in one page 🥴 I’ll definitely read more from this author and if you’re looking for something that is actually worth reading, pick this up!!

[Emma Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really loved this one; so many of the poems I could relate to, and really resonated in my mind and heart. Very quick light read for the summer b

[Fabienne Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a powerful book of exquisite poetry, written through a Journey of the seasons