Imogene Wilder: truth in every note, life in every word.
Welcome to the world of Imogene Wilder Books and Music, where stories and songs emerge from the deepest corners of lived experience. Here, creativity isn't about ambition; it's about making meaning, finding truth, and sharing a journey of faith, grief, love, and endurance. Discover a space where honesty is valued above all, and every offering is an invitation to feel less alone.
Survival, not ambition.
My journey as a writer and musician isn't driven by a career path, but by a profound need for survival. I didn’t set out to build a brand; I set out to tell the truth and stay alive. Writing and music became the way to process faith, grief, love, and endurance without the pretense of having all the answers. Everything I create is an offering, not a performance, choosing honesty over polish and revealing how tenderness can be a quiet strength.
Making meaning from lived experiences.
What sparks my ideas and drives me to create books and music? It’s the insistent need to make meaning from what’s been lived, not just imagined. Real experiences—love, faith, loss, endurance—carry an undeniable weight, and creating is how I lean into that weight, honoring it rather than turning away. Ideas often spark in quiet moments: a persistent line, a vivid memory, a question faith hasn't finished answering. My work becomes a way to give form to these moments, sharing them so they can be recognized and perhaps carried in someone else’s life.
Finding home in shared stories.
After visiting this page, I hope you walk away feeling less alone and more at home in your own story. My deepest wish is for you to sense that brokenness doesn’t disqualify us, that tenderness is indeed a strength, that faith can be honestly questioned, and that beauty persists even after the hardest things. I hope you feel invited, not persuaded, and that something quiet within you feels recognized—a shared understanding from The Dalles, Oregon, to wherever you are.
"Her words and melodies resonated deeply, making me feel seen and less alone in my own journey. A true offering of strength and vulnerability."
A reader from Imogene Wilder Books and Music