“I am a biased Snyder fan, so my reviews of his work should be taken with an extra grain of salt. (I am also an unproven and unqualified poetry critic.)
I really like this book. It's certainly not as ambitious as Mountains and Rivers Without End--not even close--but it contains what I like best in poetry: clean, straightforward poetic observation--stuff that a relatively large audience can relate to.
There's a section late in the book in which he writes simple prose poems ended with a few lines of verse. They are all very fine.
The early prose poems about his time on and connection with Mt. St. Helens were inspiring as well.
My heart was widened by this book, like every one of Snyder's works.”
Johnnie B wrote this review Monday, February 9 2009.
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