A Wonder Is What It Is: Nick Offerman Reads 'The Want of Peace' by Wendell Berry

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jul 24

Actor, author, and woodworker Nick Offerman hosts "A Wonder Is What It Is," an audio series from All Of It with Alison Stewart celebrating poetry and inspired by Nick's love for writer, farmer and activist Wendell Berry. In each episode, Nick reads a poem and shares his reflections.

Today's poem is "The Want of Peace" by Wendell Berry.

Produced by Simon Close
Mixing by Amber D Bruce
Music composed by Mark Greenberg at The Mayfair Workshop
Art by Greg Ruth
Series co-created by Nick Offerman, Simon Close and Carla Parisi

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