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Again, welcome! — alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 22:45, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, Optimom. Just curious why you reverted my alterations to the Gary Snyder article.
My changes weren't vandalism. A look at the range of books Snyder has written through the years (many of them collections of essays and public talks), or better yet a reading of his work (or a look at one of the C.V.s you can find for Snyder online) should confirm that he's been a social commentator. Snyder is a writer and a talker – poetry being one dimension of the writing he's done.
Gary Snyder's environmental activism, his travel writings, and his critique of the goals and life patterns of modern industrialized socieites all establish him as more than simply a poet. His poetry has won him most (but not all) of his laurels — so I'd left in mention about being "best known as a poet".
Please let me know your thoughts in this. Thanks.Joel Russ (talk) 22:19, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
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Well, it is!— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 18:23, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
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