Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Gary Snyder yana da yawa a matsayin memba na Beat Generation da'irar marubuta: ya kasance daya daga cikin mawaƙa da suka karanta a sanannen
"Six Gallery" taron, kuma an rubuta game da daya daga Kerouac ta rare litattafan, "The Dharma Bums". Wasu masu sukar suna jayayya cewa haɗin Snyder tare da Beats ya wuce gona da iri kuma ana iya ɗaukarsa a matsayin wani ɓangare na San Francisco Renaissance, wanda ya ci gaba da kansa. Snyder da kansa yana da wasu shakku game da lakabin "Beat", amma ba ze da wata babbar ƙin yarda da kasancewa cikin rukunin. Ya sau da yawa yayi magana game da Beats a cikin mutum na farko jam'i, yana nufin kungiyar a matsayin "mu" da "mu".