Wendell Berry

I come into the peace of wild thingswho do not tax their lives with forethoughtof grief. I come into the presence of still water.And I feel above me the day-blind starswaiting with their light. For a timeI rest in the grace of the world, and am free.The poems of Wendell Berry invite us to stop, to think, to see the world around us, and to savour what is good. Here are consoling verses of hope and of healing; short, simple meditations on love, death, friendship, memory and belonging; luminous hymns to the land, the cycles of nature and the seasons as they ebb and flow. Here is the peace of wild things.

"Mujeres, Casas y Ciudades propone una reescritura de la historia de la arquitectura y el urbanismo a partir de las aportaciones realizadas por mujeres que han sido silenciadas en las historias generales. El libro se enfoca en el entorno habitado, desde el diseño a la politica, de la arquitectura al urbanismo; todo ello sintetizado en la casa y la ciudad, como representacion de lo privado y lo publico. La casa como metafora de la arquitectura, la ciudad como sintesis de las acciones humanas.Ademas, hacerlo desde una postura feminista implica necesariamente la deconstruccion de la historiografia mayoritaria, desvelando la falsa neutralidad y universalidad en la transmision de conocimientos y en la construccion de los relatos historicos. En este sentido, no es una cuestion banal hablar de mujeres, arquitectura y urbanismo, ya que, como en otros ambitos del saber, del arte, de las ciencias o de la politica, las mujeres no se encuentran representadas en igualdad de condiciones, ni siquiera representadas en orden de igualdad por meritos. Por ello, es necesario revisitar la historia de la arquitectura y de las ciudades, para reescribirla, incorporando a las mujeres como protagonistas."

Do I wish to keep up with the times No My wish simply is to live my life as fully as I can The great American poet novelist and environmental activist argues for a life lived slowly Penguin Modern fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary international flavour Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson essays radical and inspiring poems moving and disturbing stories surreal and fabulous taking us from the deep South to modern Japan New York s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space

Jack Beechum, un anciano que nació durante la guerra civil americana, se levanta mucho antes del amanecer y comienza el día apoyado en su bastón, en el porche del hotel en el que vive. A medida que pasan las horas recorre algunos lugares del pequeño pueblo de Port William: la barberia en la que se reunen los que no tienen demasiadas cosas que hacer, el colmado del que entra y sale gente todo el tiempo, la casa de su sobrino donde almuerza con algunos de sus antiguos compañeros y amigos. Cada uno de estos espacios evoca distintos momentos de su vida y es asi como este granjero nos cuenta toda su historia: la relacion con su hermana Nancy y su marido, el matrimonio que no salio como esperaba, la satisfaccion de su trabajo en la granja, pero tambien la frustracion y el dolor que carga sobre sus espaldas. Los recuerdos del viejo Jack es una novela sobre todo lo que puede salir mal y tambien sobre lo que sale bien, sobre el trabajo con la tierra y con los animales, sobre como las personas que queremos nos van guiando por diferentes caminos, a veces acertados y otras no, y como todo eso termina armando una vida entera que, finalmente, puede contemplarse en paz.Pocos novelistas tratan tanto a sus personajes como a sus lectores con el respeto que Wendell Berry muestra en esta novela profundamente conmovedora. The New York Times Book Review Aqui lo que te impresiona, lo que te emociona, lo que te conmueve muchas veces hasta el borde de las lagrimas es pura y simplemente la belleza del relato. Hector Soto sobre Vida de Hannah CoulterEs un libro emocionante por la serenidad con que se cuenta todo; es una novela de amor entendido como fuerza universal. Aloma Rodriguez sobre Vida de Hannah Coulter

Sous la plume de ce « délieur » d’esprits s’exprime en huit essais une sagesse où l’homme atteint de gigantisme se guérit de sa démesure et des maux qu’elle engendre en s’élevant peu à peu à l’échell

Sous la plume de ce « délieur » d’esprits s’exprime en huit essais une sagesse où l’homme atteint de gigantisme se guérit de sa démesure et des maux qu’elle engendre en s’élevant peu à peu à l’échell

Dans ce deuxième volume dessais, Wendell Berry intercède en faveur de l"esprit empathique" contre le rationalisme à outrance et ses méfaits. Dans ces quatre essais, il expose ses critères de choix en

Dans ce deuxième volume dessais, Wendell Berry intercède en faveur de l"esprit empathique" contre le rationalisme à outrance et ses méfaits. Dans ces quatre essais, il expose ses critères de choix en

A landmark work of environmental writing that powerfully argues that our estrangement from the land through industrial farming is a cultural and spiritual crisisnow presented in a beautiful fiftieth anniversary edition featuring a new foreword by the authorSince its original publication in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters. And it is perhaps more relevant than ever, as todays agribusiness has wrested the cultural and spiritual disclipine of farming even farther from its cultural context and the familys that practice it. As a result, we as a nation are more estranged from the landfrom the intimate knowledge, love, and care of it.Although this book has not had the happy fate of being proved wrong, Wendell Berry writes, there are people working to make something comely and enduring of our life on this earth. Berry is one of those people, writing and working, as ever, with passion, eloquence, and conviction.

This collection of Wendell Berrys Sabbath Poems embrace much that is elemental to human lifebeauty, death, peace, and hopeIn his preface to A Timbered Choir, Berry writes about the audience for public poetry readings. While he sees poetry in the public eye as a good thing, Berry asks us to recognize the private life of the poem. These Sabbath Poems were written "in silence, in solitude, and mainly out of doors," and tell us about "moments when heart and mind are open and aware."Berry is beloved for his quiet, steady explorations of nature, his emphasis on finding good work to do in the world, and his faith in the solace of family, memory, and community. His poetry is assured and unceasingly spiritual; its power lies in the strength of the truths revealed.

The most comprehensiveand only author-authorizedWendell Berry reader, "Americas greatest philosopher on sustainable life and living" (Chicago Tribune)In a time when our relationship to the natural world is ruled by the violence and greed of unbridled consumerism, Wendell Berry speaks out in these prescient essays, drawn from his fifty-year campaign on behalf of American lands and communities.The writings gathered in The World-Ending Fire are the unique product of a life spent farming the fields of rural Kentucky with mules and horses, and of the rich, intimate knowledge of the land cultivated by this work. These are essays written in defiance of the false call to progress and in defense of local landscapes, essays that celebrate our cultural heritage, our history, and our home.With grace and conviction, Berry shows that we simply cannot afford to succumb to the mass-produced madness that drives our global economythe natural world will not allow it.Yet he also shares with us a vision of consolation and of hope. We may be locked in an uneven struggle, but we can and must begin to treat our land, our neighbors, and ourselves with respect and care. As Berry urges, we must abandon arrogance and stand in awe.

A landmark work of environmental writing that powerfully argues that our estrangement from the land through industrial farming is a cultural and spiritual crisisSince its publication in 1977, The Unsettling of America has been recognized as a classic of American letters. In it, Wendell Berry argues that good farming is a cultural and spiritual discipline. Todays agribusiness, however, takes farming out of its cultural context and away from families. As a result, we as a nation are more estranged from the landfrom the intimate knowledge, love, and care of it.Sadly, his arguments and observations are more relevant than ever. Although this book has not had the happy fate of being proved wrong, Berry writes, there are people working to make something comely and enduring of our life on this earth. Wendell Berry is one of those people, writing and working, as ever, with passion, eloquence, and conviction.

First published in 1972, Think Little is cultural critic and agrarian Wendell Berry at his best: prescient about the dire environmental consequences of our mentality of greed and exploitation, yet hopeful that we will recognize war and oppression and pollution not as separate issues, but aspects of the same. Think Little is presented here alongside one of Berrys most popular and personal essays, A Native Hill. This gentle essay of recollection is told alongside a poetic lesson in geography, as Berry explains at length and in detail, that what he stands for is what he stands on.Each palmsize book in the Counterpoints series is meant to stay with you, whether safely in your pocket or long after you turn the last page. From short stories to essays to poems, these little books celebrate our mostbeloved writers, whose work encapsulates the spirit of Counterpoint Press: cuttingedge, wideranging, and independent.

Jayber Crow returns to Port William in 1932 as the town barber in the seventh book in the Port William series, armed with questions he cannot answer but must live outa mystery that may take longer than a lifetimeThis is a book about Heaven, says Jayber Crow, but I must say too that . . . I have wondered sometimes if it would not finally turn out to be a book about Hell. It is 1932 and he has returned to his native Port William to become the towns barber.Orphaned at age ten, Jayber Crows acquaintance with loneliness and want have made him a patient observer of the human animal, in both its goodness and frailty.He began his search as a preministerial student at Pigeonville College. There, freedom met with new burdens and a young man needed more than a mirror to find himself. But the beginning of that finding was a short conversation with Old Grit, his profound professor of New Testament Greek. You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have to live them outperhaps a little at a time.And how long is that going to take?I dont know. As long as you live, perhaps.That could be a long time.I will tell you a further mystery, he said. It may take longer.Wendell Berrys clearsighted depiction of humanitys giftslove and loss, joy and despairis seen though his intimate knowledge of the Port William Membership.