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New Collected Poems by Wendell Berry

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New Collected Poems

Poems, 1964 - 2010

Wendell Berry

Catapult · Print & ebook · April 9, 2013

Reading lane: Nature Poetry

WENDELL BERRY POETRY AT ITS BEST: Discover nearly 200 poems from the Kentucky poet’s most popular poetry collections “A straightforward search for a life connected to the soil, for marriage as a sacrament, and family life.” — The New York Times Book Review In New Collected Poems , Wendell Berry reprints the nearly 200 hundred pieces in Collected Poems , along with the poems from his most recent collections— Entries , Given , and Leavings —to create an expanded collection, showcasing the work of a man heralded by The Baltimore Sun as “a sophisticated, philosophical poet in the line descending from Emerson and Thoreau . . . a major poet of our time.” Wendell Berry is the author of over 40 works of poetry, fiction, and non–fiction, and has been awarded numerous literary prizes, including the T.S. Eliot Prize, a National Institute of Arts and Letters award for writing, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Jean Stein Award, and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Poems Across Decades

Nearly 200 poems gather Wendell Berry’s work from 1964 to 2010.

Come here for

  • Poetry with a strong sense of place
  • A wide-ranging view of Berry’s poetic work

Expect

  • Nearly 200 poems from several collections
  • Work spanning 1964 to 2010

Book Details

Authors
Wendell Berry
Publisher
Catapult
Published
April 9, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Nature Poetry · American Poetry
Reading lane
Nature Poetry

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Publisher Categories

  • Inspirational & Religious Poetry

  • American Poetry

  • Nature Poetry

About This Book

WENDELL BERRY POETRY AT ITS BEST: Discover nearly 200 poems from the Kentucky poet’s most popular poetry collections “A straightforward search for a life connected to the soil, for marriage as a sacrament, and family life.” — The New York Times Book Review In New Collected Poems , Wendell Berry reprints the nearly 200 hundred pieces in Collected Poems , along with the poems from his most recent collections— Entries , Given , and Leavings —to create an expanded collection, sh...

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WENDELL BERRY POETRY AT ITS BEST: Discover nearly 200 poems from the Kentucky poet’s most popular poetry collections “A straightforward search for a life connected to the soil, for marriage as a sacrament, and family life.” — The New York Times Book Review In New Collected Poems , Wendell Berry reprints the nearly 200 hundred pieces in Collected Poems , along with the poems from his most recent collections— Entries , Given , and Leavings —to create an expanded collection, showcasing the work of a man heralded by The Baltimore Sun as “a sophisticated, philosophical poet in the line descending from Emerson and Thoreau . . . a major poet of our time.” Wendell Berry is the author of over 40 works of poetry, fiction, and non–fiction, and has been awarded numerous literary prizes, including the T.S. Eliot Prize, a National Institute of Arts and Letters award for writing, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Jean Stein Award, and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. While he began publishing work in the 1960s, Booklist has written that, “Berry has become ever more prophetic,” clearly standing up to the test of time.

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