Faith-Focused Deep-Image Poet
Alexis Leigh Ragan
" Why do I write poetry? The depth of such a genre is ultimate “heart work” to me. It allows me to dig deep in describing the eternal wonders of my Maker and surrounding creation, albeit I am only scratching the surface with mortal English words, yet the literary awe in capturing images of God’s personality, creation, and my ever-deepening relationship with Him, have given me great purpose in life.” — A.R.
Poetry Publications
“Two Wings and A Rib,” spring print edition, 2022
“Make Me That River,” spring, 2022
“For the First Time Today,” spring, 2022
As Featured in Calla Press Literary Journal :
“God as Glue,” winter, 2023
“Lamb on a Ledge,” spring print edition, 2023
“The Trumpet Call Home, fall, 2023
“To Let it OverFlow, Symphonious, Walk with Me,” spring print edition, 2024
“The Impossible Star,” winter, 2023
As Featured in Ekstasis Magazine :
“Plastic,” winter, 2022
Essay Publications
As Featured in Alabaster Co:
“Silencing Our Fears,” summer, 2022
“Contemplating Christ’s Divinity in Infancy,” winter 2022
“Contemplating Fellowship with God,” summer, 2023
“Advent Week 3: Everlasting Father,” winter, 2023
“Letting Go of the Things We Can No Longer Hold,” winter, 2023
“On Lent: The Other Side of Surrendur,” spring, 2024
“Hen’s Dwelling,” winter, 2022
“Carcass of Salt,” spring, 2023
““Splinter,” spring, 2023
“On the Bridge We’ll Meet,” Ekstasis print edition 10, 2023
“Bones,” winter, 2023
As Featured in Christianity Today
“The Humble Character of Our King,” Advent Special Issue: The Eternal King Arrives, Christianity Today, winter, 2023
“A Symphony of Salvation,” Advent Special Issue: The Eternal King Arrives, Christianity Today, winter, 2023
As Featured in TheWayback2Ourselves :
“To Dive Again,” The Three Coldest Days Until…” Revival Journal, spring, 2023
“New Dance of Life,” “Music to Bless Christ’s Ears,” “Carrying Through,” Restoration Journal, fall, 2023
“Light Spill,” “Like Lazarus,” and Spring is For Second Chances, ” Renaissance Journal, spring, 2024
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