Tamalpais Walking: Poetry, History, and Prints
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159714097X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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(May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Place names on the mountain commemorate settlers who hiked its slopes, and the genteel poets and writers of the post–Civil War generations created most of the œIndian legends associated with it. . Although œTamalpais is a Miwok Indian word, what role the mountain played in their traditions has been lost. Snyder is Tamalpais's greatest poet, and his essay recalling three circumambulatory hikes on the mountain is a highlight of the book. From Publishers Weekly Poet Snyder refers to Mount Tamalpais as œSan Francisco'
Further enriched with Killion's essays on the mountain's history and selections from the work of Jack Kerouac, Ina Coolbrith, Kenneth Rexroth, and Lew Welch, Tamalpais Walking takes us deep into Mt. It is a book shaped by two master craftsmen collaborating on an enterprise nurtured by long and passionate involvement. Gary Snyder has been hiking Mt. Tamalpais since 1948, and through poetry and a new, revealing essay he offers his thoughts on the mountain, its history, and the practice of walking meditation. The artwork is the product of Tom Killion's decades of depicting and interpreting the mountain's many moods and aspects. Seventy-two views of Mt. Tamalpais In a new collaboration by the authors of the bestselling The High Sierra of California, readers are introdu
"the most beaultiful woodcuts everand great history of Mt. Tam" according to Alma G. Mcdaniel. The author, along with poet Gary Snyder have put together the most beautiful collection of woodcuts and poetry/history of Marin county's Mt. Tam ever. You will be transported by this treasure.. Cloud hidden Whereabouts unknown. Patrick Monk How can this combination of people and place be anything but magnificent. " If I ever have to get away from it all, and in the words of the Chinese poet, "wash all the wrongs of life from my pores", there is simply nothing better than to climb out on a rock, and sit for hours with nothing in sight but the sea and sky ".Ordered this along with new Dylan "Together through Life" and Cohen "Live in London" CD's. Was tempted to spring for Sup. Henry Berry said ideal blend of art work and text for artistic and spiritual enjoyment. The woodcut and letterpress artist Killion has a Japanese touch to his artwork. The modest graphic style and the coloring remind one of Japanese woodcuts, as does the nature subject matter. Killion's prints though concern Mount Tamalpais north of San Francisco. It's a nature area popular with hikers and campers and also arousing spiritual feelings. Gary Snyder's poetry goes along with Killion's prints concerning the Mount Tamalpais notab