It is a selection of poetry from his new work axe handles. Sample explication gary snyders axe handles, a short 36line poem, tells a small domestic story which widens into a meditation on parenting, the transmission of cultural heritage, and the relevance of ancient wisdom to ordinary, everyday life. In exploring this axiom of lu jis, gary snyder continues. Halligan to my axe by lani lynn vale in epub, fb2, txt download ebook.
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