In one volume, the indispensable prose of our 'poet laureate of deep ecology' Here is Gary Snyder's own selection of his pathbreaking environmental essays, Buddhist journals, poetic notebooks, and more, including previously uncollected material Gathered for the first time in a single volume and completing the definitive Library of America edition of his works, here is the essential prose of our 'poet laureate of deep ecology' philosophical essays, travel journals, poetic notebooks, reflections on Buddhism, environmental polemics, memoirs, speeches, interviews, letters, and other writings spanning the entire arc of Snyder's lauded, seventy-year career. All of Snyder's published prose collections are represented, omitting only items he feels are repetitious or merely occasional, followed by a selection of from his private journals. The volume includes: * Earth House Hold describing his life as a fire lookout in Washington State in the early 1950s, and his experiences as an initiate in a
