Kentucky leaders, writers mourn death of Wendell Berry: A ‘great light gone out’

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 531

Last Updated: 14 hours, 7 minutes ago

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Kentucky leaders and writers, in a chorus of grief over the death of Wendell Berry, called the writer and farmer a “literary giant,” “revolutionary” and a “Kentuckian of the highest order.”

The news broke late Monday that Berry died at 92. He was a farmer, author of dozens of books, former English professor and defender of land.

Silas House, a bestselling Kentucky author of “A Parchment of Leaves” and many other …

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