Native Joy

About the Book

Native Joy: Poems Songs Visions Dreams by Geoffrey Oelsner begins with the author's pre-birth and early childhood memories, proceeds to poems for his wife and family, then journeys on deep into the twin terrains of Nature and the world of dreams.

This big book of celebration and communion contains sections with topic titles like "Men, Mentors," "Hard Karmic Weather," "Great Mother, Women, World," "Older Brothers: Buddha and Christ," "Visions and Highs," and "U.K." (exploring human and Other realms in Great Britain). A performing singer/songwriter, Oelsner includes a selection of song-lyrics called "Morning Branches."

These poems leave traceable trails into our own innate native joy.

Cover painting by Robert Sudlow

About the Author

Geoffrey Oelsner is a poet, a singer/songwriter, and a psychotherapist. He has lived in Fayetteville, Arkansas in the Ozarks bioregion since 1979. His wife Leslie Berman Oelsner is also his musical partner. Native Joy: Poems Songs Visions Dreams is Oelsner's first full-length book of poems. He presents his poetry and original songs in not-for-profit benefit performances, accompanied by harmonium, dulcimer, autoharp, guitar, and banjo.