I thought saying it was your favorite poem was probably on overstatment for how good it is...then I read it. Instantly one of my favorites. I am very thankful for this.
Thanks for this. I did not know what Wendell Berry was and is so feisty. After I resigned from a position I served in for 19 years, I bought Berry's poetry book, A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997, as part of my exercise to find a Sabbath rest. In my notes I wrote that Berry's poetry makes a closer inspection of nature and infuses wonder back into our consideration of the everyday...The poem shared here points me back to the wonder Berry has for his land, his countrymen and his God, I believe.
Masterful poem. Punchy and prophetic. Thanks for the intro, that’s helpful for those who need a bit more palantir. Wendell is one of my essential carry through life poets.
Forgive the audacity of a cringy plug: I wrote an Easter poem for my recent sermon: The Mistaken Gardener. It was inspired by this manifesto but I altered its focus towards church life.
My favorite poem too :)
I thought saying it was your favorite poem was probably on overstatment for how good it is...then I read it. Instantly one of my favorites. I am very thankful for this.
Thanks for this. I did not know what Wendell Berry was and is so feisty. After I resigned from a position I served in for 19 years, I bought Berry's poetry book, A Timbered Choir: The Sabbath Poems 1979-1997, as part of my exercise to find a Sabbath rest. In my notes I wrote that Berry's poetry makes a closer inspection of nature and infuses wonder back into our consideration of the everyday...The poem shared here points me back to the wonder Berry has for his land, his countrymen and his God, I believe.
Masterful poem. Punchy and prophetic. Thanks for the intro, that’s helpful for those who need a bit more palantir. Wendell is one of my essential carry through life poets.
Forgive the audacity of a cringy plug: I wrote an Easter poem for my recent sermon: The Mistaken Gardener. It was inspired by this manifesto but I altered its focus towards church life.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ericblauer/p/practicing-mundanity?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web