The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings by Wendell Berry Poe Marshall introduces us to the

Marshall introduces us to the times and personalities that have shaped western thought and storytelling

"The narrative soothes and quiets readers' spirits with its gentle and lyrical telling of preparation and rest

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this is also absorbing reading and very much a story of today

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The Art of Loading Brush: New Agrarian Writings by Wendell Berry Poe Marshall introduces us to theIn Berry's new book, The Art of Loading Brush, he is a frustrated advocate, speaking out against local wastefulness and distant idealism; he is a gentle friend, asserting, as he always has, the hope possible in caring for the world, and your specific place in it . . . The Art of Loading Brush is singular in Berry's corpus. The Paris Review [Berry] has never written better. Booklist (starred review) Wendell Berry's profound critique of American culture