Wisconsin farmer reflects on a life in agriculture in book of poems

Published: July 22, 2022, 10 a.m.

The poetry in Daniel Smith’s book “Ancestral” reflects on life and farming in the Driftless area of southwestern Wisconsin. WPR’s Tim Peterson spoke with him about his poetry in the early spring in his barn near Arena, Wisconsin, overlooking a light dusting of snow on his farm and the nearby woods.  Smith shared three poems about heritage, loss and an appreciation for the wild.