Images by James Baker Hall are courtesy of the James Baker Hall Archive of Photography and Film
A Tribute to Wendell Berry, 1934-2026
Introduction
Wendell Berry and James Baker Hall were close friends for more than 50 years.In his essay In Memory: James Baker Hall, Wendell expresses his gratitude for his “first literary friend” and describes the influence Jim’s friendship had on his work.
A Tribute to Wendell Berry, 1934-2026
Lawrence Pemble remembers his recent visit with Wendell and Tanya Berry at their home in Henry County, shortly before his death.
A Tribute to Wendell Berry, 1934-2026
The Mad Farmer Poems
Since their first publication as a collected set in 2008, Wendell Berry’s The Mad Farmer Poems have gathered what must be described as a worldwide cult following! “Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front” and “The Mad Farmer Manifesto: The First Amendment” distill the credo for a good life with alarming efficiency and a sly overbite.
Jim’s poem, The Mad Farmer Stands Up in Kentucky For What He Thinks Is Right (©1992, Larkspur Press, Monterey, KY), is the introduction to The Mad Farmer Poems.
Click below to hear Jim read his poem.
Engraving by Avigail Rorer, from The Mad Farmer Poems, Counterpoint Press
A Tribute to Wendell Berry, 1934-2026
Wendell Berry Photo Series from the Archive
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