Gary Snyder

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environmentalist essayist human poet translator university teacher

Gary Snyder is an American poet, essayist, and environmental activist whose work blends Beat-era experimentation with deep engagement in Zen Buddhism and ecological thought.

Aliases (2)

Gary Sherman Snyder ×1
Michael McClure ×1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmentalist → essayist → human → poet → translator → university teacher →
awardReceived	American Book Award → Bollingen Prize for Poetry → John Hay Award for Nature Writing → National Book Award → Pulitzer Prize for Poetry → Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1930-05-08 →
educatedAt	Indiana University Bloomington → Reed College → University of California, Berkeley →
familyName	Snyder →
fieldOfWork	Buddhist studies → ecocriticism → environmentalism → literature →
fullName	Gary Sherman Snyder →
genre	essay → poetry →
givenName	Gary →
influenced	contemporary environmental literature → ecopoetry →
influencedBy	Chinese poetry → Japanese poetry → Zen Buddhism → indigenous cultures of North America →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	Beat Generation → Buddhist modernism → Deep ecology → San Francisco Renaissance →
notableWork	Axe Handles → Earth House Hold → Mountains and Rivers Without End → Riprap → The Back Country → The Practice of the Wild → Turtle Island →
occupation	environmental activist → essayist → poet → translator →
placeOfBirth	San Francisco, California, United States →
religion	Zen Buddhism →
residence	Nevada County, California, United States →
spouse	Masa Uehara NERFINISHED →
theme	Buddhist practice → environmental ethics → nature → wilderness →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
San Francisco Renaissance ("Michael McClure") → San Francisco Renaissance →	hasParticipant
Dharma Bums →	basedOn
Dharma Bums →	characterBasedOn
Gary Snyder ("Gary Sherman Snyder") →	fullName
Reed College →	hasAlumni
Beat Generation →	hasNotableMember