"The reading is something like archeology, sifting the layers
that have built up over the years to find the source of a familiar
voice ...
內容簡介:
Inspired by the ancient Chinese proverb, "There’s nothing you
can own that can’t be left out in the rain," this collection charts
the journeys of the poet from 1947 to 1985. This book is unique
among Gary Snyder’s numerable works, and the poems contained here
are as broad in style as the compilation is in timeframe. With a
new introduction by the author, Left Out in the Rain captures the
evolution of the poet and the man.
Readers will travel with Snyder from the American West to the Far
East. From Berkeley to Kyoto, his imagery provides insight into the
natural world as well as the human experience. With the span of a
few words, Snyder can reveal a universe and then two pages later
deftly handle a villanelle. Sensual, sardonic, meditative,
epigrammatic, formalist—whatever the tone or structure, these poems
all bear the indelible stamp of a master. Always evocative, they
remind us why Snyder is one of our most heralded and beloved
contemporary poets.