This poem was published in the December 21, 1963, issue of The Nation.
Wendell BerryWendell Berry, author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry and
essays, has farmed a hillside in his native Henry County, Kentucky, for
forty years. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the
T.S. Eliot Award, the Aiken Taylor Award for poetry and the John Hay
Award of the Orion Society.
Wendell BerryWendell Berry, author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry and essays, has farmed a hillside in his native Henry County, Kentucky, for forty years. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the T.S. Eliot Award, the Aiken Taylor Award for poetry and the John Hay Award of the Orion Society.