You run into people who want to write poetry who don't want to read anything in the tradition. That's like wanting to be a builder but not finding out what different kinds of wood you use.


The Real Work: Interviews & Talks, 1964-1979 (ed. New Directions Publishing, 1980) - ISBN: 9780811207614

Gary Snyder Quotes

You run into people who want to write poetry who don't want to read anything in the tradition. That's like wanting to be a builder but not finding...

You run into people who want to write poetry who don't want to read anything in the tradition. That's like wanting to be a builder but not finding...

You run into people who want to write poetry who don't want to read anything in the tradition. That's like wanting to be a builder but not finding...

You run into people who want to write poetry who don't want to read anything in the tradition. That's like wanting to be a builder but not finding...