The Poetry of William Carlos Williams of Rutherford by Wendell Berry illustrators " —Publishers Weekly

" —Publishers Weekly

and helped to breed a healthy flock of good manners

Frederick Crews is a professor emeritus of English at the University of California at Berkeley

basic bluebird houses—even a finch castle

To nurture the little spark of hope and resolve

The Poetry of William Carlos Williams of Rutherford by Wendell Berry illustrators " —Publishers WeeklyA superb study that reminds us that Williams remains our contemporary not only for the lively cadences and fresh imagery that animate his poems, but for the ethical imperative of his example (The Sewanee Review). Acclaimed essayist and poet Wendell Berry was born and has always lived in a provincial part of the country without an established literary culture. In an effort to adapt his poetry to his place of Henry County, Kentucky, Berry discovered an