This essay was presented by poet Gary Snyder, one of the world’s preeminent environmental writers, at Daesan Foundation’s International Literary Festival conference “Writers Working for Peace,” held May 22-28, 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. His prose book A Place in Space was recently translated by Lee Sang-wha, wife of Korean poet Ko Un (featured in KJ#60). The Korean title translates into “Earth, a Village in the Universe” (published by Changbi). Gary’s latest book of poetry, Danger on Peaks, is reviewed on p. 83.
