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The Etiquette of Freedom: Gary Snyder, Jim Harrison, and The Practice of the Wild Har/DVD Edition, Kindle Edition

by Gary Snyder (Author), Jim Harrison (Author), Paul Ebenkamp (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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The Etiquette of Freedom is an all–encompassing companion to the film The Practice of the Wild

Gary Snyder joined his old friend, novelist Jim Harrison, to discuss their loves and lives and what has become of them throughout the years. Set amidst the natural beauty of the Santa Lucia Mountains, their conversations—harnessing their ideas of all that is wild, sacred and intimate in this world—move from the admission that Snyder's mother was a devout atheist to his personal accounts of his initiation into Zen Buddhist culture, being literally dangled by the ankles over a cliff. After years of living in Japan, Snyder returns to the States to build a farmhouse in the remote foothills of the Sierras, a homestead he calls Kitkitdizze.

For all of the depth in these conversations, Jim Harrison and Gary Snyder are humorous and friendly, and with the artfully interspersed dialogue from old friends and loves like Scott Slovic, Michael McClure, Jack Shoemaker, and Joanne Kyger, the discussion reaches a level of not only the personal, but the global, redefining our idea of the Beat Generation and challenging the future directions of the environmental movement and its association with "Deep Ecology."
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    978-1582436296
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  4. Publisher
    Counterpoint
  5. Publication date
    September 10, 2010
  6. Language
    English
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Gary Snyder is the author of more than twenty collections of poetry and prose. Since 1970 he has lived in the watershed of the South Yuba River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1975, Snyder has also been awarded the Bollingen Prize for Poetry and the Robert Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award. His 1992 collection, No Nature, was a National Book Award finalist, and in 2008 he received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Snyder is a poet, environmentalist, educator and Zen Buddhist.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0042RU86I
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Counterpoint; Har/DVD edition (September 10, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 10, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 906 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 146 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1582436290
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J. E. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Wild Talk from Civilized Men
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2010
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I read all of Gary Snyder's poetry and even lived a few years near his place in Northern California, and met him once. I also read all of Jim Harrison's work, though never had the chance to talk face to face like I did with Gary. This book comes as close as it gets to unedited insights into two lives well-lived. Zen, literature, the 1960s and a growing Earth-based consciousness owes a debt to these two.
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Robert Boes
5.0 out of 5 stars A sweeping introduction to Snyder's life and work
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2013
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This is a fascinating distillation of reflection and commentary which, though centering on Gary Snyder's life and work, takes you through a social history of the Beat poets, Buddhist teachings, and an overarching reverence for nature at scales large and small. Though primarily a recording of conversations between two old friends, the voices of other poets, friends, and teachers add a lot of depth to the book.
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Ken Stofft
4.0 out of 5 stars The Contrast between these two Men
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016
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I found the most meaningful element in both the book and in the DVD that of the human contrast between Snyder and Harrison. I can imagine Harrison having sex and enjoying it immensely, sloppy, sensual, erotic, but can't imagine the same for Snyder. I find Harrison, both in listening to him on the DVD and in his writings (novels and poetry) as a fully human, vulnerable, creature. I find Snyder, in contrast, as stiff and self-absorbed in both listening to him and reading his poetry. Even the visual scene of the two of them together, the contrast in clothing (Snyder dressed in standard form; Harrison dressed as if he just got up from the nap). The contrast hit me hard. I prefer the Harrison Zen to the Snyder Zen. I hope someone does a documentary on Jim Harrison, a life fully lived.
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Judy
5.0 out of 5 stars It was very enjoyable to listen to all these intelligent and informed men speak on varied topics
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015
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It was very enjoyable to listen to all these intelligent and informed men speak on varied topics. I guess I would refer to it as some philosophy with "color". I didn't know about Gary Snyder; I'm very impressed. I've known Jim for years from when he lived in upper Michigan. Lovely family.
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michael saitta
3.0 out of 5 stars An Intellectual Reality Show
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2011
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This is a really interesting book on so many levels. I have always been captivated by Mr. Snyder ever since DHARMA BUMS. I have read his poetry and his essays. Mr. Harrison, not so much. On one hand it's amazing that their discussions on nature are transmitted to the reader/observer via DVD or an order through Amazon. On the other hand I had the impression I was watching another reality show. Conversations directed to a camera crew. A hop, skip and jump to THE REAL HOUSEWIVES. Mr. Harrison seemed uncomfortable or tongue-tied. Truthfully, all I can recall of his conversation were yeah, truly and uh-huh. Mr. Snyder, on the other hand, boggles the mind with his intelligence and questing nature. As long as there are minds like his in the universe all is not lost. Read, enjoy, learn.
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Stephen Lim
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the DVD and read book on my travels; there is an etiquette of freedom
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014
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We in the west have so bought into achievement and acquiring, we are like PacMan, only we will soon devour the screen and ourselves with it. Listen to these wise men and tap into your wise man. No one knows the furture, but there is a better now.
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Steven Gurgevich, PhD
5.0 out of 5 stars You have to admire these artist and geniuses.
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2014
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As far as movies and documentaries go, it is not academy award cinema. But it is very well done and the topic and subjects - to me - make this a must have video. Jim Harrison and Gary Snyder are icons of genius in the literary world.
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Editpro45
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2011
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It was very interesting to listen these two literary weavers of the wild experience as they reflected on "nature" and our human relation to it. I have always been attracted to philosophies that examine the ways we make sense of our experience on this planet, and I also love Gary Snyder's poems, so I looked forward to watching this meeting of the minds. Ironically, as a film about nature there was almost nothing natural about it; I could not escape from the fact that they were being filmed throughout and were deliberately discoursing for the benefit of the camera.

Despite this, their conversation was filled with ideas and reflections not commonly heard in our national discourse. It has made me newly aware of our narcisssism as a species and our lack of respect for the natural environment. This film serves very well as a source for additional discussion about that subject. A printed transcript has been thoughtfully included.
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