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Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930) is an American poet, essayist, lecturer, and environmental activist. His early poetry has been associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance and he has been described as the "poet laureate of Deep Ecology". Snyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the American Book Award.
Learn about Gary Snyder, a poet of the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance, who blends nature, Zen Buddhism, and ecology in his work. Explore his life, influences, achievements, and selected poems.
Gary Snyder (born May 8, 1930, San Francisco, California, U.S.) is an American poet early identified with the Beat movement and, from the late 1960s, an important spokesman for the concerns of communal living and ecological activism. Snyder received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1975.
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- Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there. Gary Snyder. Responsibility, Environmental, Blue Planet.
- Nature is not a place to visit. It is home. Gary Snyder. Nature, Home, Earth.
- Walking is the great adventure, the first meditation, a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind. Walking is the exact balance beween spirit and humility.
- Doom scenarios, even though they might be true, are not politically or psychologically effective. The first step . . . is to make us love the world rather than to make us fear for the end of the world.
Oct 13, 2008 · Gary Snyder, the Zen poet, lives on a hundred backcountry acres in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, meditates mornings, and thanks his food before he eats it, clapping his hands together...
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Learn about the life and works of Gary Snyder, one of the most influential poets in the American Beat Movement. Explore his early influences, his travels to Japan, his environmental activism, and his awards and achievements.
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Sep 10, 2020 · Robert Hass, a poet and friend of Gary Snyder, explores the ecological and cultural context of Snyder's poetry and life in California. He describes the rich biodiversity and human history of San Francisco Bay, the challenges of water management, and the significance of salmon and sandhill cranes.
