{"product_id":"ring-of-bone-collected-poems-9780872865792","title":"Ring of Bone: Collected Poems","description":"New and expanded edition of the classic go-to collection of Welch's poetry, a must for both fans and new readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLew Welch\u003c\/strong\u003e was born August 16, 1926 in Phoenix, Arizona. He entered Reed College in 1948, and the following year moved into a house with Gary Snyder; the following year they were joined by Philip Whalen. By the fall of 1949 Welch was co-editor of the school's literary magazine and was writing constantly. He wrote his senior thesis on Gertrude Stein and graduated in 1950.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a number of years Welch showed his poetry only to close friends. With the emergence of the Beat movement, however, Welch's friends Philip Whalen and Gary Snyder began receiving national attention. Welch's desire to devote himself completely to his poetry was revived, and he soon became a part of the San Francisco poetry scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Allen included one of Welch's poems in \u003cem\u003eThe New American Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e--the important anthology published in 1960. That same year Welch's first book, \u003cem\u003eWobbly Rock\u003c\/em\u003e, was published. He was drinking heavily during this time, but he continued to write extensively, and in 1965 published three books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite his burgeoning success, Welch's bouts with depression and heavy drinking continued. On May 23, 1971, Gary Snyder went up to Welch's campsite in the Sierra Nevada mountains and found a suicide note in Welch's truck. Despite an extensive search, Welch's body was never recovered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonald Allen published much of Welch's work posthumously via Grey Fox Press, now an imprint of City Lights Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Snyder\u003c\/strong\u003e is an American poet (often associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance), as well as an essayist, lecturer and environmental activist (frequently described as the \"poet laureate of Deep Ecology\"). Snyder is a winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. His work, in his various roles, reflects an immersion in both Buddhist spirituality and nature. Snyder has translated literature into English from ancient Chinese and modern Japanese. For many years, Snyder served as a faculty member at the University of California, Davis, and he also served for a time on the California Arts Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566353223954,"sku":"9780872865792","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_40e20a46-53de-4f62-8e15-f46ecb177c47.jpg?v=1731895675","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ring-of-bone-collected-poems-9780872865792","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}