Embodied Expression

“Oelke beautifully continues the great tradition of erotically profound poets.  Aching and eloquent, his mystic muse keeps us drifting through caverns and cathedrals in the human enigma.  I highly recommend this artful offering from a rapt passionary.”
~ Stuart Davis, Musician, Artist, Director of Sex, God, Rock ‘n Roll

“Ryan Oelke’s debut work of poetry is like an invitation to a love story, with all its promise and heartbreak, soaring highs and melancholic reflections. Within the pages, one feels a longing for connection along side of the power of love, the ecstasy of the Divine, and the all-encompassing beauty of Enlightenment. Provocative and intimate, it reads like a mix of the very best of contemporary and classic poetry, moving from the sacred and the heart-breaking to the profound and even the profane. With deceptively simple prose, “Wayfarers and Wanderers” takes your hand and invites you into a journey of connection, with God, with yourself, and with the divine inside of everything we experience. Make no mistake about it: a new poet has arrived in our ranks.”
~ Keith Martin-Smith, Award-Winning Author, Northern Kung Fu Sifu, and Zen Priest