Wendell Berry

Wendell Erdman Berry (August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic and farmer. Closely identified with rural Kentucky, Berry developed many of his agrarian themes in the early essays of The Gift of Good Land (1981) and The Unsettling of America (1977). His attention to the culture and economy of rural communities is also found in the novels and stories of Port William, such as A Place on Earth (1967), Jayber Crow (2000), and That Distant Land (2004).

Wendell Berry Berry in 2011 Born Wendell Erdman Berry August 5, 1934 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. DiedAugust 31, 2026 (aged 92) Port Royal, Kentucky, U.S. Education University of Kentucky (BA, MA) Occupations Poet farmer writer activist academic RelativesJohn M. Berry (brother) Writing career Genres Fiction poetry essays Subjects Agriculture economy community rural life Wendell Erdman Berry (August 5, 1934 – August 31, 2026) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic and farmer.[1] Closely identified with rural Kentucky, Berry…

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