Water at the Roots

Poems and Insights of a Visionary Farmer

von Philip Britts

179 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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 community, the Bruderhof, and was soon forced to leave Europe for South America.Amidst these great upheavals, his response - to root himself in faith, to dedicate himself to building community, to restore the land he farmed, and to use his gift with words to turn people from their madness - speaks forcefully into our time. In an age still wracked by racism, nationalism, materialism, and ecological devastation, the life he chose and the poetry he composed remain a prophetic challenge.

• Themen: Technologie, Ingenieurswissenschaft, Landwirtschaft, Industrieprozesse Landwirtschaft Agrarwissenschaften Bodenkunde und Bodenmanagement
• ISBN: 9780874861280
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.03.2018
• Größe: 213 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Plough Publishing House
• Herausgegeben von: Jennifer Harries