ABOUT 

Jenna Wysong Filbrun writes poetry as a form of prayer and to connect with other writers and readers in the search for meaning and truth.  Her poems rely heavily on nature to explore themes of love, suffering, loss, connection, belonging, and healing.  

Her debut full-length collection of poetry, Away, was released with Finishing Line Press in July 2023.  

Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in publications such as Amethyst Review, Avocet, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Blue Heron Review, Crosswinds Poetry Journal,  Deep Wild, The Dewdrop, EcoTheo Review, Gyroscope Review, ONE ART, Snapdragon Journal, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, tiny wren lit, The Way Back to Ourselves, and Wild Roof Journal and have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.   

She is also the author of The Unsaid Words (Finishing Line Press, 2020), a chapbook of poems from life with chronic illness.

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For more, please see this 2023 Why I Write interview on The Dewdrop.

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In addition to reading and writing poetry, Filbrun enjoys interacting with high school students as a tennis coach’s spouse and occasional math tutor.  She is a member of Red Letter Christians and Franciscan Action Network’s Virtual Justice Circle.  She has completed online courses and learning summits through The Center for Action and Contemplation and attends East Goshen Mennonite Church.  She loves to spend time with her husband, Mike, and their dogs, Oliver and Lewis, at home/in the wild.