Writing the natural world Chris Olander cracks down to the elements, his senses, the crystal beings themselves, trees, birds, fish, bear, big cats, mountains, and his central metaphor, the river–water purls throughout, rivers, creeks, streams–these crystal beings in their motions and flow. The sacred. River Light offers us the ecopoet's gut choice, commodity and pollution versus natural reverence. His elemental writing lets us see, feel, taste the way to go. Richard Silberg, author of 'The Horses: New and Selected Poems’ and 'Deconstruction of the Blues’; associate editor of Poetry Flash.