Talk:Wendell Berry

Category Deletion
I have removed from this page the category "Writers from New York (state)" because a case can hardly be made for this concerning Mr. Berry. He lived and taught in New York City from autumn of 1962 to summer of 1965 ... and that was it. He's from Kentucky. brtom (talk) 20:30, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

Looks like a fan page to me
This article looks a lot like a fan page to me, appears overfilled with direct quotes, and is basically gushing all over the article subject. Would love to get more eyes on it for some policy-based Wikifying to make it more encyclopedic and less like a primary-source bio page written by the public relations firm representing Mr. Berry. -- ψλ  ● ✉ ✓ 00:06, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm just seeing this now. I've made many edits on this page, and I've tried to keep the information factual and "encyclopedic," but perhaps it is beyond my skill-level. Could you indicate passages that seem to be "gushing" and "public relations"? I also welcome fresh eyes on the article. Thanks for the critique. brtom (talk) 15:06, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Re: Ideas
I've deleted the following paragraph from Ideas: "Author Rod Dreher writes that Berry's "unshakable devotion to the land, to localism, and to the dignity of traditional life makes him both a great American and, to the disgrace of our age, a prophet without honor in his native land." Similarly, Bill Kauffman argues that "Among the tragedies of contemporary politics is that Wendell Berry, as a man of place, has no place in a national political discussion that is framed by Gannett and Clear Channel." Historian Richard White calls Berry "the environmental writer who has most thoughtfully tried to come to terms with labor" and "one of the few environmental writers who takes work seriously.""

It doesn't strike me as contributing clearly to an exposition of WB's core concepts ... more like book jacket blurbs. This section might do better to develop, for instance, the lines from WB's thought to the foundation of The Berry Center, the Farming Program of Sterling College, various food and agricultural movements, etc. brtom (talk) 04:18, 31 January 2019 (UTC)