River is a delight from beginning to end.
Any one of the sections can stand alone, but taken together the eleven parts form a coherent discourse on a pilgrim's wanderings, physical and spiritual plunges both far out and in deep. His many other poetry collections include The World Between the Eyes, Midquest, Source, Castle Tzingal, and Spring Garden. Where You Are. A native of Canton, North Carolina, he has taught for many years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.