Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout
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"Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout" is a lyric nature poem by Gary Snyder that reflects on wilderness, impermanence, and human presence in the North Cascades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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nature poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | Gary Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
interconnectedness of beings
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transience of life ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relationship between humans and nature ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental literature
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nature poetry ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
imagistic
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meditative ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person speaker ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
American nature writing
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eco-poetry ⓘ |
| reflectsInfluenceOf |
Zen Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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environmentalism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gary Snyder
NERFINISHED
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North Cascades National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Sourdough Mountain Lookout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | North Cascades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingState | Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
fire lookout work
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mountain landscape ⓘ solitude ⓘ wilderness experience ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist philosophy
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ecological awareness ⓘ human presence in nature ⓘ impermanence ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting |
mid-August
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summer ⓘ |
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