Tony Pasquariello - Turtle Island

I enjoy reading Gary Snyder’s poems, all of which focus on the vision for a rediscovery of this land and the ways by which we might become natives of the place. I also enjoyed reading his Plain Talk section at the end of the book, where he just speaks his mind on world issues and shares some experiences he’s encountered in the past. In the part entitled “Energy is Eternal Delight,” Snyder talks about the addiction the US, Europe, Soviet Union and Japan has with heavy energy use and abuse of fossil fuels. He explains that there are many nonmaterial, nondestructive paths of growth, in which we should be paying more attention to for the sake of keeping out planet as healthy as possible.