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Danger on Peaks : Poems

by Gary Snyder
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Zen poet's reflective journey through mountains, life.

Gary Snyder's "Danger on Peaks" would resonate with you if you appreciate poetry that traverses both the natural world and the depths of human experience. His vantage point from nature's grandeur juxtaposed with poignant historic events offers a profound perspective that's both grounding and enlightening. As a Pulitzer Prize winner, Snyder's mastery in capturing the essence of life's moments will likely leave you contemplating the peaks and valleys of your own journey.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Poetry (2004)
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Danger on Peaks : Poems

by Gary Snyder
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ISBN: 9781593760809
Authors: Gary Snyder
Publisher: Counterpoint
Date of Publication: 2005-09-09
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Nature, Creative Nonfiction, Personal Development
Related Topics: Nonfiction Poetry, Inspirational, Environment, Essays
Goodreads rating: 3.93
(rated by 396 readers)

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As a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, bioregional activist, Zen Buddhist, and reluctant counterculture guru, Gary Snyder has been a major artistic force in America for over five decades, extending far beyond the Beat poems that first brought his work into the public eye.Danger on Peaks begins with poems about Snyder’s first ascent of Mount St. Helens in 1945 and his learning that atomic bombs had been dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the morning of his descent. Containing work in a surprising variety of styles, creating an arc-shaped trail from these earliest climbs to what the poet calls poems “of intimate, immediate life, gossip and insight,” Danger on Peaks is Snyder’s most personal work ever.
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Zen poet's reflective journey through mountains, life.

Gary Snyder's "Danger on Peaks" would resonate with you if you appreciate poetry that traverses both the natural world and the depths of human experience. His vantage point from nature's grandeur juxtaposed with poignant historic events offers a profound perspective that's both grounding and enlightening. As a Pulitzer Prize winner, Snyder's mastery in capturing the essence of life's moments will likely leave you contemplating the peaks and valleys of your own journey.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Poetry (2004)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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