In 1969 Gary Snyder returned from a long residence in Japan to the Sierra foothills, where he intended to build a house and settle with his wife and sons. He had just published his first book of essays, Earth House Hold. A few years before, Wendell Berry left New York City for farmland in Port Royal[...]
"This present moment That lives on To become Long ago." For his first collection of new poems since his celebrated Danger on Peaks, published in 2004, Gary Snyder finds himself ranging over the planet. Journeys to the Dolomites, to the north shore of Lake Tahoe, from Paris and Tuscany to the shrin[...]
"e;This present moment That lives on To become Long ago."e;For his first collection of new poems since his celebrated Danger on Peaks, published in 2004, Gary Snyder finds himself ranging over the planet. Journeys to the Dolomites, to the north shore of Lake Tahoe, from Paris and Tuscany to [...]
This book is a comparative study of the ninth-century Chinese poet and recluse Han Shan (Cold Mountain) and Gary Snyder, an American poet and environmental activist. Joan Tan explains how Chan Buddhism has the potential to be recognised as an important voice in contemporary ecopoetry. Mountain-seein[...]
The first Trade Paperback edition of our recent bestseller with the poetry and journals of Gary Snyder, the woodcuts of Tom Killion, and the reflections of John Muir combining to present the power and beauty of this natonal treasure. Included are 28 exquisite full color and dozens of b&w woodcuts in[...]
Amerikkalainen Gary Snyder (s. 1930) on ekologisen kirjallisuuden pioneeri, jota on kuvaavasti sanottu "beat-liikkeen Thoreauksi". Hänen tuotantoaan on käännetty useille kielille ja hänelle on myönnetty muun muassa arvostettu Pulitzer-palkinto.Erämaan opetus on Snyderin esseistinen pääteos o[...]
Neljänkymmenen vuoden mittaisen kirjoittamisen ja elämisen tulos, Gary Snyderin amerikkalainen eeppinen runo ilmestyi ensimmäisen kerran vuonna 1996. Teosta inspiroi alunperin itäaasialainen maisemamaalaus, sekä hänen oma kokemuksensa "kaoottisesta kaikkeudesta jossa kaikella on paikkansa". Te[...]
The essence of Zen is contained in the phrases and poems presented here, along with an introduction by Gary Snyder. The sayings range from profound to mystifying to comical and appear in vivid, poetic English. First compiled in 15th century Japan, the book contains Zen phrases and verses taken from [...]