1. What has always impressed me about Chris Olander's poetry is how
present, how kinetically alive the energies of Nature (birds, oaks,
rivers, etc.) are in it and of how the words dance in the breath and sinew
of it. - Kirk Lumpkin, ecology poet and performing artist author of "In
Deep" and "Co-Hearing"

2. Chris is a master at using consonants. Kerouac is the master at using
vowels and Chris is a master at using the alliteration of sounds---and of
intonation as well. - W. Staple and G. Snyder, two poets from the NSJ
ridge.

3. Chris Olander takes his poems off the page and creates poetic
happenings. You're the guest of honor! His staccato talking rock vocals,
finger and arm visuals of birds and joy of remembering stars and loved
ones are pure pleasure to experience. - nila northSun, Chippewa-Shoshone
poet, author of "a snake in her mouth."

4. 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.

5. The beauty of your voice, celebrating such variations of texture in
the language was unique, uplifting, and perfect for the erotic yet sublime
states the river can evoke in us. - Gene Berson, Poet/teacher in schools
throughout Northwest, author of "raveling travel"