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Overview"During the otherwise quiet course of his life as a poet, Wendell Berry has become ""mad"" at what contemporary society has made of its land, its communities, and its past. This anger reaches its peak in the poems of the Mad Farmer, an open-ended sequence he's found himself impelled to continue against his better instincts. These poems can take the shape of manifestos, meditations, insults, Whitmanic fits and ravings--these are often funny in spite of themselves. The Mad Farmer is a character as necessary, perhaps, as he is regrettable. Here are gathered the individual poems from Berry's various collections to offer the teachings of this amazing American voice. After the great success of the lovely Window Poems, Bob Baris of the Press on Scroll Road returns to design and produce an edition illustrated with etchings by Abigail Rover. James Baker Hall and William Kloefkorn offer poems here that also show how the Mad Farmer has escaped into the work of others. The whole is a wonderful testimony to the power of anger and humor to bring even the most terrible consequences into a focus otherwise impossible to obtain." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wendell Berry , Abigail Rorer , James Baker HallPublisher: Counterpoint Imprint: Shoemaker & Hoard, Div of Avalon Publishing Group Inc Dimensions: Width: 21.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 31.00cm Weight: 0.513kg ISBN: 9781593761769ISBN 10: 1593761767 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 01 November 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |