Thursday Poem

The poem titled "Thursday Poem" by Gary Snyder is featured in the book "This Present Moment" published by Counterpoint Books in 2015. It reflects on living on the western edge of Turtle Island in Shasta Nation, where the population includes native, Euro-, African, Asian, Mestizo, and nuevo Americano individuals, collectively referred to as Turtle Islanders. The dominant language in this region is Mexicano, and the poem is set in the Homo sapiens year 50,000.