Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Gary Snyder ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin memba na ƙungiyar Beat Generation na marubuta: yana ɗaya daga cikin mawaƙa waɗanda suka karanta a sanannen "Six Gallery"
An rubuta game da shi a cikin ɗaya daga cikin shahararrun litattafan Kerouac, "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".