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Encore: Wendell Berry, Poet & Prophet

Poetry Readings by Wendell Berry

October 2, 2013
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Wendell Berry, one of America’s most influential writers, reads two of his most revered poems “The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer” and “A Poem on Hope” for Moyers & Company.

See Bill’s conversation with Wendell Berry.

“The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer”

“A Poem on Hope”

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  • Encore: Wendell Berry, Poet & Prophet

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