{"product_id":"the-back-country-1","title":"The Back Country","description":"“A reaffirmation of a back country of the spirit.\"―Kirkus Reviews This collection is made up of four sections: \"Far West\"―poems of the Western mountain country where, as a young man. Gary Snyder worked as a logger and forest ranger; \"Far East\"―poems written between 1956 and 1964 in Japan where he studied Zen at the monastery in Kyoto; \"Kali\"―poems inspired by a visit to India and his reading of Indian religious texts, particularly those of Shivaism and Tibetan Buddhism; and \"Back\"―poems done on his return to this country in 1964 which look again at our West with the eyes of India and Japan. The book concludes with a group of translations of the Japanese poet Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933), with whose work Snyder feels a close affinity. The title, The Back Country, has three major associations; wilderness. the \"backward\" countries, and the “back country\" of the mind with its levels of being in the unconscious.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0811201945\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0811201945.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Snyder, Gary\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41511116013626,"sku":"DBV.0811201945.G","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0811201945-0_6cd2330c-0206-4145-81ae-22f8f2838088.jpg?v=1783467015","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-back-country-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}