{"product_id":"roots-to-the-earth-wendell-berry-9781619027800","title":"Roots to the Earth: Poems and a Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn 1995, Wendell Berry's \u003ci\u003eRoots to the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e was published in portfolio form by West Meadow Press. The wood etchings of celebrated artist and wood engraver, Wesley Bates, were printed from the original wood blocks on handmade Japanese paper. In 2014, this work was reprinted at Larkspur Press, along with additional poems. It is now with great pleasure that Counterpoint reproduces this collaborative work for trade publication, as well as expanding it with the inclusion of a short story, \"The Branch Way of Doing,\" and additional engravings by Bates.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his introduction to the 2014 collection, Bates wrote: \"As our society moves toward urbanization, the majority of the population views agriculture from an increasingly detached position. . . In his poetry [Berry] reveals tenderness and love as well as anger and uncertainty. . . The wood engravings in this collection are intended to be companion pieces to. . . the way he expresses what it is to be a farmer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendell Berry, Wesley Bates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1619027801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781619027800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 9.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Wendell Berry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044067406079,"sku":"9781619027800","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a48a337b-b6a5-4144-b0aa-e42b44223ef8.jpg?v=1684970742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roots-to-the-earth-wendell-berry-9781619027800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}