Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson

Kim Stanley Robinson, born in 1952, is recognized for his literary science fiction work particularly his award-winning Mars triology. Rexroth in the Sierra is edited with an introduction and notes by Robinson, who like Rexroth, exemplifies a true love for California, consistently recognizing and embodying themes of ecology and sociology in his work.

In the Sierra

Poetry by Kenneth Rexroth

Edited by Kim Stanley Robinson

With a contribution by Kim Stanley Robinson

Over the course of his life, Kenneth Rexroth wrote about the Sierra Nevada better than anyone. Progressive in terms of environmental ethics and comparable to the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, Aldo Leopard, Annie Dillard, and Gary Snyder, Rexroth’s poetry and prose described the way Californians have always experienced and loved the High Sierra. Contained in this marvelous collection are transcendent nature poems, as well as prose selections from his memoir An Autobiographical Novel, newspaper columns, published and unpublished WPA guidebooks, and correspondence.…
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In the Sierra

Poetry by Kenneth Rexroth

Edited by Kim Stanley Robinson

With a contribution by Kim Stanley Robinson

Over the course of his life, Kenneth Rexroth wrote about the Sierra Nevada better than anyone. Progressive in terms of environmental ethics and comparable to the writings of Emerson, Thoreau, Aldo Leopard, Annie Dillard, and Gary Snyder, Rexroth’s poetry and prose described the way Californians have always experienced and loved the High Sierra. Contained in this marvelous collection are transcendent nature poems, as well as prose selections from his memoir An Autobiographical Novel, newspaper columns, published and unpublished WPA guidebooks, and correspondence.…
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