Snyder has written a number of work poems and expressed his thoughts on work and labor. His view of work stems from his personal work experience in his early childhood and youth, Karl Marx’s thoughts on labor, and Zen Buddhism. He finally pursues work as art or fine technique. He emphasizes work itself as well as the necessity of work. His idea of work criticizes the problems of violence implied in modern industrial society, an idea that is advocated by the British economist Schumacher. Snyder insists that human beings rule modern technology rather than becoming its slaves. His view of work is concerned with how to be on earth with other beings and nature. (Changwon National University)