Letter from Gary Snyder, Nevada City, California, to Fred and Edi Brunke, 1971 November 26 : carbon copy of a typescript signed.

Discussing Barry's new book; describing how he ran into David Brower at Chicago airport and his views on Barry's book; thanking Michael for the poetry readings, but he doesn't have the availability to do them; praising Michael's work on Smokey-the-Bear; saying that he was back east for 3 weeks and now wants to meet with scientists, especially since Michael got him into the subject; giving 2 names, Josie Todrank of Denison University and Jonathan King of M.I.T. who want to look into science and poetry; informing him that Susuki Roshi is in San Francisco dying of cancer and that Dick Baker flew from Japan and was installed as the new head of priest of the Zen Center; asking if he knows the writings of Richard Grossinger, who is now teaching Anthropology in Maine and gives his courses; adding that Keith Lampe wrote a funny letter to Pennfield Jensen, editor of Clear Creek; talking about energy; (postscript on envelope) asking for Jeff and Bruce's addresses.