Turtle Island
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Rated 5 starsWarm steamy wood, a spicy stew, clear running water, ...
...And a message for you.I've never reviewed a book of poetry before. Short of "Roses are red...", or "There once was a man from Nantucket...", I'm not sure I could recognize good poetry from bad. And other than a bit of exposure to Emerson, Poe, and Jeffers, I haven't been everywhere that poetry can take you. But this stuff seemed pretty good. It was full of playful imagery, flowed well, and it wasn't so experimental...
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Rated 4 starsPoetry and a museum piece of the 70's
Turtle Island is probably Gary Snyder's best known book - an award winning book. The "museum piece" teaser in the review summary refers to the short essay at the end of the book arguing cogently for a reduction in population, a more communal life style, etc. - a piece well written in its time but one that has portions which need rewriting in light of the increased opportunities for recycling etc. The poetry, however,...
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