Acclaimed poet Gary Snyder and artist Tom Killion will headline Wild & Scenic Film Festival in 2017

The Wild & Scenic Film Festival announced Friday that Gary Snyder and Tom Killion will be among the headliners at the 15th anniversary of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, happening January 12-16, 2017.

Gary Snyder, a Pulitzer prize-winning poet, essayist, lecturer and environmental activist, has made huge contributions to the environmental movement through his work. Many of his poems aim specifically at instilling an ecological consciousness and sense of community in his audience and include the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Turtle Island.

Tom Killion is an artist, author, and educator. Perhaps best known for his woodcut prints of the California landscape, his images depict vibrant and artistic treescapes, coastal and mountain views.

Both were born and currently reside in California, including Gary Snyder in Nevada City. In addition to their large catalogs of individual work, these two have collaborated on three large format books: The High Sierra of California, Tamalpais Walking, California’s Wild Edge: The Coast in Poetry, History and Prints.

Festival-goers have a lot to look forward to from these two inspirational icons, including a collaborative presentation on “Poetry, Art & the Environment,” a stunning art show, and book signing opportunities.

—Wild & Scenic Film Festival

(Photo by Katsunori Yamazato)

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