Water at the Roots: Poems and Insights of a Visionary Farmer

by Philip Britts

Book Overview

In a society uprooted by two world wars, industrialization, and dehumanizing technology, a revolutionary farmer turns to poetry to reconnect his people to the land and one another. A farmer, poet, activist, pastor, and mystic, Britts (1917-1949) has been called a British Wendell Berry. His story is no romantic agrarian elegy, but a life lived in the thick of history. As his country plunged headlong into World War II, he joined an international pacifist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874861284
• ISBN13: 9780874861280
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Plough Publishing House
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.4"