A Timbered Choir
The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997
$35.70
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
19 March 1999
Summary
This collection of Wendell Berry’s Sabbath Poems embraces much that is elemental to human life—beauty, death, peace, and hope. In his preface to A Timbered Choir, Berry writes about the audience for public poetry readings. While he sees poetry in the public eye as a good thing, Berry asks us to recognize the private life of the poem. These Sabbath Poems were written “in silence, in solitude, and mainly out of doors,” and tell us about “moments when heart and mind are open and aware.”…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781582430065 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1582430063 |
| Author: | Wendell Berry |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint |
| Imprint: | Counterpoint |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 19 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 130mm x 203mm |
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Praise for Wendell Berry
“Berry continues to offer a compelling vision of the good and the true life.” —The Boston Globe
“Berry is the prophetic American voice of our day.” —The Christian Science Monitor
“Berry enjoins us to look at common parts of creation—trees, rivers, and birds—but meditates upon them with such grace and insight as to ensure that we will never see them as commonplace again.” —Splendid Magazine
“Berry’s craftsmanship remains impeccable.” —Booklist
Wendell Berry
Wendell Berry (August 5, 1934 - August 31, 2026) was an essayist, novelist, and poet.
During his life, he was honored with numerous distinctions, including:
- The T. S. Eliot Prize
- The Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry
- The John Hay Award of the Orion Society
- The Dayton Literary Peace Prize Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award
In 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama. In 2016, he was the recipient of the Ivan Sandrof Life Achievement Award from the National Book Critics Circle.
Berry lived with his wife, Tanya Berry, on their farm in Henry County, Kentucky.
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