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Leavings: Poems

By Wendell Berry
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By Wendell Berry
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“Berry has become ever more prophetic . . . In the Sabbaths of 2005–08 published here, Berry angrily mourns the degradation of the nation wrought by destruction of the land and the pursuit of wealth and power. He says that we must prepare to live without hope for a while, though in the very first of the Sabbaths, he prays not to lose love along with hope: ‘Help me, please, to carry / this candle against the wind.’ Despite anger and bitterness, he often recalls and teaches the beauty and pro...

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LiteraturePoetryLiterary CriticismPoetry - Literary CriticismAmerican PoetryGeneral & Miscellaneous Poetry - Literary CriticismOther American Poetry21st Century American PoetryAmerican poetry->Male authorsAmerican poetry->21st century