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The Etiquette of Freedom: Gary Snyder, Jim Harrison, and The Practice of the Wild (2010)

by Gary Snyder, Jim Harrison

Other authors: Paul Ebenkamp (Editor)

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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." The Etiquette of Freedom is an all-encompassing companion to the film The Practice of the Wild.… (more)
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I watched the DVD before reading the book. The book did help clarify some of the conversation that was a bit muffled by the distance as the actors walked the countryside, and gave me time to pause and consider what was said.
The main focus of their conversation related to Snyder's live, his involvement in Buddhism and nature Jim Harrison seemed to play a secondary role, asking questions and deferring to Gary Snyder's opinions, in such a retiring manner that one wonders why Snyder seemed to have a high opinion of him. He also was very widely read, making connections with obscure or historic writings, which surprised me since I knew his writing only from 2 popular novels. I will look for more from him.
Scenes interspersed their joint conversations, Snyder reading his poetry, comments by others who knew Snyder, and historic footage of the Beat Generation.
A book with ideas to ponder, but as much an inspiration to go to their original writings rather than be satisfied with these snippets.
The video was interesting to watch once, to get a glimpse of authors I've enjoyed but never seen in real life.
The dinner scenes with other people around were not that well done, seemed more of an opportunity for Hearst to get screen time. ( )
  juniperSun | Mar 26, 2024 |
A fascinating account and video of a true meeting of the minds. Masters at work walking, reading, eating. It feels like eavesdropping on two old friends. I have revisited and enjoyed numerous times. ( )
  kcshankd | Dec 4, 2019 |
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Snyder has been, at least since the publication of "Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems" in 1969, among America's — and the world's — most important poets in the sense that his concerns have never been trivial, and that he's able to address those concerns in poems that are, in every way, satisfying.
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Of animals--free agents, each with its own endowments, living within natural systems.
Of plants--self-propagating, self-maintaining, flourishing in accord with innate qualities.
Of land--a place where the original and potential vegetation and fauna are intact and in full interaction and the landforms are entirely the result of nonhuman forces. Pristine.
Of foodcrops--food supplies made available and sustainable by the natural excess and exuberance of wild plants in their growth and in the production of quantities of fruit or seeds.
Of societies--societies whose order has grown from within and is maintained by the force of consensus and custom rather than explicit legislation. Primary cultures, which consider themselves the original and external inhabitants of their territory. Societies which resist economic and political domination by civilization. Societies whose economic system is in a close and sustainable relation to the local ecosystem.
Of individuals--following local custom, style, and etiquette without concern for the stndards of the metropolis or nearest trading post. Unintimidated, self-reliant, independent. "Proud and free."
Of behavior--fiercely resisting any oppression, confinement, or exploitation. Far-out, outrageous, "bad," admirable.
Of behavior--artless, free, spontaneous, unconditioned. Expressive, physical, openly sexual, ecstatic.

--Gary Snyder, The Practice of the Wild, "The Etiquette of Freedom"
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Jim Harrison: The bishop of Lyon in the eighth century determined that animals couldn't go to heaven, because they didn't contribute to the church--which is ghastly, although at the same time they all decided that hell was a place without birds.
Introduction: I worked in production in the feature film business as an assistant director for fifteen years before I decided to make documentaries.
Foreword:The chance to make a film is always a long shot.
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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." The Etiquette of Freedom is an all-encompassing companion to the film The Practice of the Wild.

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