Anasazi Summary
Gary Snyder

Anasazi Summary

Gary Snyder placed "Anasazi" as the first poem in his 1974 collectionTurtle Island. Its placement is significant because the first poem often sets the tone for the rest of the book, and this is the case here. Anasazi is a Navajo word most often translated as "ancient ones," and it designates a group of Native Americans thought to be the predecessors of the modern Pueblo Indians. From about 200 to 1300 A.D., the Anasazi...

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