In the Sierra – Mountain Writings Paperback – 16 Mar. 2012

A fine collection as the title would suggest of poems, prose, letters and newspaper articles of Rexroth's time spent in the Sierra mountains. He would visit these mountains almost every summer from 1927 to 1967 and come to know them very intimately, his writings convey the love he had for this wilderness and how important and precious they were to not only himself but also for everyone. One can see how a young Gary Snyder would be influenced by Rexroth and himself become an eco-poet, he was also an influence on Allen Ginesberg , Jack Kerouac and others of the Beat Generation. A good volume of work and well presented by Kim Stanley Robiinson who gathered all these writings and put them together into one book.

This was a Christmas present. Enjoyed by the recipient. Good news for them and the donor, me.