tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15247278.post114473110692238231..comments2024-01-04T02:48:24.739-08:00Comments on Poem of the Week: Poem of the Week 4/10/2006: Four Poems for RobinSarah E. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328109581211681715noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15247278.post-1144820360294844122006-04-11T22:39:00.000-07:002006-04-11T22:39:00.000-07:00I'm not sure I'd catorgize Gary Snyder as simply a...I'm not sure I'd catorgize Gary Snyder as simply a "beat poet," since he's much more than that; he may have been affiliated with that label, but definitely has his own -legitimate- style of writing aside from that slightly stereotypical grouping. Check out http://www.english.uiuc.edu/MAPS/poets/s_z/snyder/life.htm for some further details on his biography. Gary Snyder is now primarly a naturalist, having grown up in the pacific northwest though he spent a number of years in Asia studying Zen Buddism. Nice choice of poem, though; I especially enjoyed that last poem of the four that you focused on in your critique. It's great to have such variety of authorship and style in the poems you've chosen to critique over the weeks. Keep up the good work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com