Summary: <strong>Wendell Erdman Berry</strong> (born August 5, 1934) is an American novelist, poet, essayist, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_activist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">environmental activist</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_critic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">cultural critic</a>, and farmer.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Berry#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[1]</a> He is an elected member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fellowship_of_Southern_Writers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fellowship of Southern Writers</a>, a recipient of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Humanities_Medal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The National Humanities Medal</a>, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Lecture" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jefferson Lecturer</a> for 2012. He is also a 2013 Fellow of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a>. Berry was named the recipient of the 2013 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Literary_Peace_Prize" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Berry#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> On January 28, 2015, he became the first living writer to be inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Berry#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a> <em>- Bio via Wikipedia.</em> <br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
