Traveling at Home [Hardcover]

Wendell Berry (Author), John Depol (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1989

For the many fans of Berry, this handsomely produced gift volume will be a welcome presence this holiday season. The 15 poems and one essay quietly and joyously celebrate the enduring satisfactions of good work and a happy home. 13 woodcuts.

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Another Descent
The Bell Calls In The Town
Creation Myth
The Eager Dog Lies Strange And Still
History
In Rain
The Lilies
Meditation In The Spring Rain
Thrush Song, Stream Song, Holy Love
A Tired Man Leaves His Labor
Traveling At Home
Winter Night Poem For Mary
The Winter Rain
Woods
The Year Relents
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: North Point Pr; First Edition edition (November 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865474176
• ISBN-13: 978-0865474178
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,808,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my more prized books, December 13, 2002

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Peter Imes (Columbus, MS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traveling at Home (Hardcover)

One of the few books of poetry I truly enjoy. Wendell Berry has a very serene way of expressing his reverence for nature and his home. This love of home and land is apparent in every sentence and is central to his poems. Berry's language is simple but masterfully crafted, which makes reading his poetry not a burden or struggle but a pleasure.

John Depol's wood envravings are a good match with the poems and adds visual elegance to the literary elegance.