Today [ August 5th] is Wendell Berry’s 77th birthday!!!

Most of our readers know that his work is pretty important to the way we at the ERB think about both church and culture.
So, to celebrate his birthday, we’ve pulled together a bunch of reviews and other materials that we’ve run in the ERB over the last few years…
***First of all, you will want to
Download these Mp3’s of Wendell reading his poetry!
Multimedia:
- Video of Wendell reading poems from his newest collection LEAVINGS.
- Listen to a conversation between Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson
(moderated by Scott Russell Sanders): [ Part 1 ] [ Part 2 ] - Listen to a conversation between Wendell Berry, Wes Jackson and Gene Logsdon.
- Video: Wendell Berry reading his story “Making it home”
- Listen to a 1981 talk on “People, Land and Community.”
Our reviews of Wendell’s most recent books:
- William Carlos Williams of Rutherford
- What Matters? Economics for a Renewed Commonwealth.
- Imagination in Place
- Leavings: Poems.
Our reviews/excerpts of recent books about Wendell Berry:
- Review: The Achievement of Wendell Berry by Fritz Oehlschlaeger
- Review: Wendell Berry and Religion by Shuman / Owens
- Excerpt: Wendell Berry: Life and Work.
a 1981 talk on “People, Land and Community.”
C. Christopher Smith is the founding editor of The Englewood Review of Books. He is also author of a number of books, including most recently How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church (Brazos Press, 2019). Connect with him online at: C-Christopher-Smith.com
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