
A Timbered Choir
The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997
Wendell Berry(Author)
Counterpoint (Publisher)
Published on 19. March 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-58243-006-5 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of Wendell Berry’s Sabbath Poems embrace 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."
Berry is beloved for his quiet, steady explorations of nature, his emphasis on finding good work to do in the world, and his faith in the solace of family, memory, and community. His poetry is assured and unceasingly spiritual; its power lies in the strength of the truths revealed.
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."
Berry is beloved for his quiet, steady explorations of nature, his emphasis on finding good work to do in the world, and his faith in the solace of family, memory, and community. His poetry is assured and unceasingly spiritual; its power lies in the strength of the truths revealed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
268 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58243-006-5 (9781582430065)
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