Snyder, Gary (Vol. 2) - Snyder, Gary 1930–
Snyder, Gary 1930–
An American poet in the Beat-Buddhist tradition, Snyder is the author of Riprap and Six Sections from Mountains and Rivers Without End. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 17-18.)
The poetry of Gary Snyder is monotonous, flat and superficial, and probably for those reasons is much esteemed by a variety of people, most of them very young. He is even admired by a few intelligent critics like Professor Thomas Parkinson of Berkeley….
I do not doubt that a number of Snyder's texts are treasured as sacred books, but precisely by those who do not care, at least about poetry as an art form. Snyder's most recent, and best publicized volume tells us all we need to know about his poetry, and the concerns of his disciples. The Back Country is a collection of generally brief lyrics covering Snyder's characteristic themes, and written over a period of roughly fifteen years. Reflected in these poems...
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