Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92

By: Sarah Ladd

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 1,933

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Kentucky writer and conservationist Wendell Berry once wrote: “Beware the machinery of longevity. When a man’s life is over the decent thing is for him to die. The forest does not withhold itself from death.”

A lover of forests, the farmer, author and former English professor died on Monday at his home in Port Royal, according to the New York Times and other media reports. He was 92.

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