Geoff Oelsner
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Geoff Oelsner is a poet, singer/songwriter and environmental activist, living in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Ozarks bioregion since 1979.
He has been a member of the Institute for Poetic Medicine Board of Directors since 2012.
Geoff has published a collection of poetry, Native Joy: Poems, Visions, Dreams and released two CDs of original songs, Morning Branches and Ordinary Mystery.
His memoir, A Country Where All Colors Are Sacred and Alive, affirms his belief in our vital capacity to connect with and benefit our natural environment.
Geoff's recent ebook titled Attunements for the Earth: Poetic, Musical, Photographic, Anecdotal, Climatic, Intuitional, Scientific, Spiritual (2022) includes nature photography, lyrics and mp3's of Geoff's songs and a scientific study on the role of intuition in understanding and addressing climate change.
The book was initially inspired by and includes 10 “Attunements” letters written to participants in IPM’s 2021 Poetry of Nature poetry writing group.
