Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder

(1930) poet United States

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Gary Snyder (born 1930) was a United States poet, known for Turtle Island.

About Gary Snyder

Gary Sherman Snyder 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. His work, in his various roles, reflects an immersion in both Buddhist spirituality and nature. He has translated literature into English from ancient Chinese and modern Japanese. For many years, Snyder was an academic at the University of California, Davis, and for a time served as a member of the California Arts Council.

Known for:

Turtle Island

Notable works:

Riprap: And, Cold Mountain Poems

Awards:

Bollingen Prize|American Book Awards|Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize|Guggenheim Fellowship|Pulitzer Prize for Poetry|Wallace Stevens Award|PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award|Shelley Memorial Award|Arts and Letters Award in Literature

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