Gary Snyder,a Poet Laureate of American deep ecology,absorbs considerable ecological thoughts from Zen,which is not only pervasive in his eco-poetics but also constant in all his life.Influenced by Zen,Snyder has established a unique ecological view combining Zen and deep ecology.Snyder’s adoption of Zen does not stop on copying but is based on American native context, thus forms Zen with strong American characteristics.This article is aimed to study Zen’s total influence on Snyder,approached from the following three aspects:the practice of Zen,the writing of Zen,the Americanization of Zen
