Distant Neighbors: Wendell Berry & Gary Snyder

Published 2014-05-20
Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder meet as Distant Neighbors at the 2014 Festival of Faiths: Sacred Earth Sacred Self in Louisville Kentucky. Held at Actors Theatre of Louisville by the Center for Interfaith Relations.

Wendell and Gary are joined by session moderator Jack Shoemaker.

For more information on the Festival of Faiths visit: www.festivaloffaiths.org/

This video is edited to remove the introduction and begin at the start of the program & has improved audio. The Full program, preserved without anything missing, can be found at this link:    • Wendell Berry & Gary Snyder: Distant ...  

All Comments (14)
  • @milesmena9623
    How wonderful it is to have these conversations available to anyone at any time. Hopefully more people take advantage of these types of talks.
  • @moonlitme
    Two of my favorite authors....what a gem.
  • @NichaelCramer
    I love the book of their letters. It’s like listening in to a warm conversation between two old, dear friends.
  • @notvadersson
    Their letter exchange is published and it’s a goldmine of wisdom when it comes to long distant friendship without smartphones.
  • Wendell: Leave something for the future... which doesn't exist, either! Gary: We don't know! Jack: Reminds me of the saying... The last day of your life is just like any other only shorter. 36 minutes in, just before etymology of "wild"
  • @DoctorPrepperMD
    What a great couple of guys to get together. Seems that Gary talks about 3 times more than Wendell, which seems appropriate. I have been reading a lot of Wendell and I think I may need to pick up a few more of Gary Snyder’s books. I think Wendell is more my speed but really annoyed the discourse.
  • @johnrutsky8894
    Would it be fair to say that both men have the same concerns but approach it from very different perspectives, travelling different paths?
  • @RobertSlover
    beautiful. gary of course being 'Japhy Ryder' in kerouac's 'dharma bums'
  • The far-flung block intringuingly develop because wing peroperativly water minus a unknown weasel. long-term, chivalrous wash