Today (August 5th) marks the birthday of Kentucky farmer-poet Wendell Berry…
We honor the occasion with seven of our favorite poems by him …
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of Wendell Berry reading his poems!
How to be a Poet
Wendell Berry
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Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon
affection, reading, knowledge,
skill—more of each
than you have—inspiration,
work, growing older, patience,
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