The Practice of the Wild by Gary Snyder

The Practice of the Wild by Gary Snyder

In 10 captivatingly meditative pieces - including a new, previously unpublished essay - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer Gary Snyder explores the ideas of Buddhism, wildness and the lessons that can be learnt from nature and the planet. First published in 1990, these essays stand as the mature centrepiece of Snyder's work and thought and are widely accepted as one of the central 20th century texts on the interaction of nature and culture.

GARY SNYDER is an environmental activist, poet, essayist, and lecturer. The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1975), the American Book Award (1984), the Bollingen Prize for Poetry (1997), the John Hay Award for Nature Writing (1997), and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2008) are among his many achievements. He is renowned as the Poet Laureate of Deep Ecology, and his poetry displays an immersion in both Buddhist spirituality and nature. He is often associated with the Beat Movement and the San Francisco Renaissance. Snyder has translated ancient Chinese and modern Japanese literature into English.

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ISBN 13	9781582436388
ISBN 10	158243638X
Title	The Practice of the Wild
Author	Gary Snyder
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Counterpoint
Year published	2010-09-02
Number of pages	224
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