Turtle Island Response

            Having read a few of the poems in “Turtle Island”, I have come to the conclusion that Gary Snyder not only cares greatly about the environment, but also has a difficult to read writing style.  The only one that was easy to follow was “Facts”, which I didn’t realize was part of the poem series until I realized that every chapter didn’t start with a similar writing.  Also, I have noticed that most of the poems focus on what people are doing to the environment now compared to how we acted in the past.