Tag: Wendell Berry

For Mother’s Day: A Poem by Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Mother #Mom #Forgiveness #WendellBerry

14 May 2023

Either Wendell Berry and I share the same mother, or he just perfectly captured the power of forgiveness that many mothers exhibit. As I read this poem for the first time, I imagined myself as the speaker. Though not outwardly rebellious to my mother’s face, the boy I presented at home bore no likeness to … More For Mother’s Day: A Poem by Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Mother #Mom #Forgiveness #WendellBerry

Getting Lost in the Woods: Wisdom from Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Sabbath #Lost #Woods #Alone #WendellBerry

30 Apr 2023

Sabbath Poem II (1995) by Wendell Berry The best reward in going to the woods Is being lost to other people, and Lost sometimes to myself. I’m at the end Of no bespeaking wire to spoil my goods; I send no letter back I do not bring. Whoever wants me now must hunt me down … More Getting Lost in the Woods: Wisdom from Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Sabbath #Lost #Woods #Alone #WendellBerry

Meditations on Insufficiency: On Two Decades of Teaching #Poetry #Poem #Teaching #Education #Insufficiency #Meditations #MidlifeCrisis

23 Apr 2023

Am I having a midlife crisis? After over two decades of teaching, I am spent. Over the past few months, I have begun to seriously question my role as an educator. The kind words of Wendell Berry, reminding me that “as a high school English teacher you are necessary, and I’m guessing with some confidence … More Meditations on Insufficiency: On Two Decades of Teaching #Poetry #Poem #Teaching #Education #Insufficiency #Meditations #MidlifeCrisis

Meditations on Modernity: Part 4 #Poetry #Poem #Modern #Day #Life #Community #Present #Mystery

24 Feb 2023

“It is no more possible to live in the future than it is to live in the past. If life is not now, it is never.” Wendell Berry, The Long-Legged House Meditations on Modernity By Vincent H. Anastasi 2023 IV. The Life Let this be the day well done: not the timely completion of all … More Meditations on Modernity: Part 4 #Poetry #Poem #Modern #Day #Life #Community #Present #Mystery

Taking Time to Sabbath: Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Sabbath #Wren #Live #WendellBerry

5 Feb 2023

Admittedly, I should have posted this yesterday to allow you all the time to Sabbath either on Saturday or Sunday with this Wendell Berry wafer. But as these days are full with life and activity, this post had to wait until now. And yet, the timelessness of Berry’s wisdom about “how to be alive” ever … More Taking Time to Sabbath: Wendell Berry #Poem #Poetry #Sabbath #Wren #Live #WendellBerry

In Defense of Imagination: A Sonnet from My Daughter #Poem #Poetry #Sonnet #Imagination #Fairies #Daughter

31 Dec 2022

To close the year, let me share with you one gift my daughter shared with me this Christmas as a charge for the new year. Along with a copy of Wendell Berry’s This Day: Collected and New Sabbath Poems, Ethney gave me a beautiful sonnet inspiring us to nurture our imaginations and feed the fires … More In Defense of Imagination: A Sonnet from My Daughter #Poem #Poetry #Sonnet #Imagination #Fairies #Daughter

Wendell Berry Wednesdays: Be Present #Poetry #Vacation #Present #WendellBerry

12 Oct 2022

Wendell Berry never ceases to amaze me. Here, I am reminded of the hours my father spent behind one of those old clunky VHS camcorders of the late 1980s. Rather than taking part in our family vacations, he served as video historian and ended up watching us and everything we experienced through a small lens, … More Wendell Berry Wednesdays: Be Present #Poetry #Vacation #Present #WendellBerry

On Turning 46: “Let Me Live to See a Hundred Autumns” #Poetry #Sonnet #Autumn

6 Oct 2022

Autumn has always been my favorite season. Perhaps my birthday coming shortly after the autumnal equinox has biased me in favor of this rich time of harvest and change, but as I meditated on turning forty-six and my desire to live to be one hundred years old, the following sonnet emerged. I struggled to capture … More On Turning 46: “Let Me Live to See a Hundred Autumns” #Poetry #Sonnet #Autumn

Longing After a Busy Weekend #Peace #Poetry #Simplicity #WendellBerry

5 Sep 2022

At the end of long weekend, I returned to the wisdom of Wendell Berry. Oh, for the peace of simple things and the dumb life of roots! (If you haven’t read The Peace of Wild Things, then you MUST follow this link to hear Wendell Berry read the powerful companion piece and fitting follow-up to … More Longing After a Busy Weekend #Peace #Poetry #Simplicity #WendellBerry