Today, May 8th, is Gary Snyder’s birthday. He’s 90 years old! I have a book of his poems, Regarding Wave, bought long ago when Byron and I were newly married. That book has traveled with us through all our moves and book purges. I still enjoy opening it occasionally and revisiting some of my favorites in that slim little volume.
Here’s one that I loved way back then, and still do…and it seems quite appropriate to reread it during this time of shelter-at-home. Also, by coincidence, our grandson is named Kai, so there is even a greater connection to this poem now. Isn’t it interesting how a poem weaves itself into your life in many different ways?
A Fondness For Reading 
Wonderful.
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Thanks, Andrea. I love that poem even more today!
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Making a new world for ourselves. So true. What a wonderful poem!
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Iliana, I just thought he captured the positive beauty of that stay-at-home time with their newborn. And it resonated with me in a whole new way since all of us have been creating our stay-at-home worlds in the last few months. I’d forgotten how much I like his poetry!
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That is lovely and just what we’re doing now in our family nests!
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Jane, I love that term: “our family nests”!
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I so love the last lines. Perfect. Just what happens. And the rest of the poem is very redolent of the times. I looked it up and Kai was born in ’68. How do you pronounce it – Kay or Ky?
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Nan, our son, Dan (Kai’s dad), was born in 1971. And I remember how pleased I was when our grandson, Kai, was born and they named him Kai! It seemed right! Kai is pronounced with the long “I” sound.
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Oh, this is so lovely and so timely! Thank you, Robin.
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Les, I thought so, too.
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