Dreamer's Oasis
Dreamer’s Oasis is a poetry book based off of a collection of poems written by one of my close friends, Rhys Werny. Rhys is currently studying Psychology and Anthropology at the University of Temple. These poems focus on the struggles of mental health, and how spirituality can be used to escape mundane life. The emphasis on the importance of mental health is so important, especially in times of a global pandemic. We all have become “dreamers” of what non-pandemic life is like, and we crave human interaction, traveling, dining in, and other luxuries that we had and took for granted pre-COVID.
CONCEPT
Spirituality plays a large role in the poems as well; offering a meditative solution to problems we can not change, and learning to accept ourselves. These poems are grounded in human emotions and connections, emphasizing that all emotions are valid and important. Appealing to the youthful generation, this poetry book is like a portal to another world, with themes of love, nature, and mental health, and a whole spectrum of emotions that they can interpret and apply to their own lives.
