Poems deal with language, culture, tradition, nature, aging, family life, and the role of the artist

A finely tuned compilation of poetry presents seventy-one diverse poems--ranging from lyrics to narratives to riddles--that deal with the themes of language, culture, tradition, nature, aging, family life, and the role of the artist. Reprint.

The first collection of poems by the acclaimed poet in two decades experiments with the Japanese poetic form known as 'haibun' while exploring the immediacies of intimate contacts and gossip, with poems about an ascent up Mount St. Helens and the destruction of Hiroshima. Reprint.

A collection of prose advocating a return to man's tribal state through introspective understanding and imitation of the Zen Buddhist ideology and American Indian culture

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Selections from the works of the award-winning author include original poetry, translations of Chinese poetry, journal entries, interviews, and essays (view table of contents)

Combining the dramatic and meticulous work of printmaker Tom Killion--accented by quotes from John Muir--and the journal writings of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gary Snyder, The High Sierra of California is a tribute to the bold, jagged peaks that have inspired generations of naturalists, artists, and writers. For over thirty years, Tom Killion has been backpacking the High Sierra, making sketches of the region stretching from Yosemite south to Whitney and Kaweah Crest, which he calls 'California's backbone.' Using traditional Japanese and European woodcut techniques, Killion has created stunning visual images of the Sierra that focus on the backcountry above nine thousand feet, accessible only on foot. Accompanying these riveting images are the journals of Gary Snyder, chronicling more than forty years of foot travels through the High Sierra backcountry. 'Athens and Rome, good-bye!' writes Snyder, as he takes us deep into the mountains on his daily journeys around Yosemite and beyond. Originally printed in a limited, handmade, letterpress edition, The High Sierra of California is now available in an affordable, full-color trade edition.

Poems from five decades deal with nature, aging, birth, magic, history, myth, travel, the atom bomb, love, marriage, and politics

Written over the course of nearly four decades, a collection of poetic works by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer traces his life from his early days as a forester in the Pacific Northwest, to his experiences as a family man, to his work as a cultural and natural historian. Reprint.

Product Description: Personal favorites selected by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet himself. Beginning with the publication of The Back Country in 1968, Gary Snyder's long-cherished association with New Directions continued through the publication of his poetry books: the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling Turtle Island (1974), and Myths & Texts (1978), as well as his prose works, Earth House Hold (1969) and The Real Work (1980), all essential titles on the New Directions list...read more

Poems deal with such topics as nature, Buddhism, art, and song