Wendell Berry
I Know That I Have Life
"I know that I have life
only insofar as I have love.
I have no love
except it come from Thee.
Help me, please, to carry
this candle against the wind."
Wendell Berry (born 1934) is a poet, novelist, cultural critic, environmental activist, and Kentucky farmer. The author of more than fifty books, he is the recipient of the National Humanities Medal and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent book is The Need to Be Whole (2022).
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