1. William Stafford - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The Darkness Around Us Is Deep Selected Poems of William Stafford, edited and with an introduction by Robert Bly, HarperPerennial, 1993. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stafford

William Stafford From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search William Stafford William Stafford Born January 17 Hutchinson, Kansas Died August 28 Lake Oswego, Oregon Occupation Poet Writing period Spouse Dorothy Hope Frantz William Edgar Stafford January 17 August 28 ) was an American poet and pacifist , and the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford . He and his writings are sometimes identified with the Pacific Northwest Contents Early life Career Bibliography External links ... edit Early life Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas , the oldest of three children in a highly literate family. During the Depression , his family moved from town to town in an effort to find work for his father. Stafford helped contribute to family income by delivering newspapers, working in the sugar beet fields, raising vegetables, and working as an electrician's mate. He graduated from high school in the town of Liberal in 1933. After attending junior college, he received a B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1937. He was drafted into the United States armed forces in 1941, while pursuing his master's degree at the University of Kansas, when he became a conscientious objector . As a registered pacifist, he performed alternative service from 1942 to 1946 in the

2. William Stafford -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on William Stafford American poet whose work explores man s relationship with nature. He formed the habit of rising http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9344842/William-Stafford

document.writeln(''); document.writeln('Initializing application...'); Username Password Remember me Forgot your password? Browse Shop Log In Search Site: William Stafford American poet in full William Edgar Stafford Main born January 17, 1914, Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. died August 28, 1993, Lake Oswego, Oregon Down in My Heart A prolific and accessible poet, Stafford often wrote about the American West while exploring universal themes. His first poetry collection, West of Your City , was published in 1960. In Traveling Through the Dark (1962), a volume of restrained and introspective verse, Stafford revealed his fascination with self-searching and discovery; it received the National Book Award for Poetry in 1962. Later collections include Allegiances A Glass Face in the Rain (1982), and An Oregon Message (1987). Stafford also wrote criticism and edited several anthologies. In Writing the Australian Crawl (1978) he described his writing process. William Stafford Link to this article and share the full text with the readers of your Web site or blog-post. If you think a reference to this article on "William Stafford" will enhance your Web site, blog-post, or any other web-content, then feel free to link to this article, and your readers will gain full access to the full article, even if they do not subscribe to our service.

3. AXE - Special Collections - William Edgar Stafford William Edgar Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on 17 January 1914. He earned bachelor s and master s degrees from the University of Kansas and a http://library.pittstate.edu/spcoll/ndxstafford.html

Skip navigation links and go to page title Axe Home Library Help Search ... Special Collections Department The William Edgar Stafford Collection Bio Links William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993) a drawing by Ted Watts William Edgar Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on 17 January 1914. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Kansas and a doctorate from the University of Iowa . The author of 35 books, Stafford received the National Book Award in 1963 for Traveling Through the Dark and a 1992 Western States Book Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. He served as poetry consultant to the Library of Congress in 1970, a post now designated "American Poet Laureate." He was a professor of English at Lewis and Clark College , Portland, Oregon, until his retirement in 1990. He died on 28 August 1993. Selected local material Search the Axe library catalog for holdings: William Stafford - Author Keyword Search William Stafford - Subject Keyword Search William Stafford - Title Keyword Search Calendar of William Stafford - Denise Low Correspondence Links to related sites The Friends of William Stafford web site Kansas Poems of William Stafford by Denise Low Modern American Poetry - William Stafford (biographies, interviews, bibliography, reviews)

4. William Stafford Biography And Summary William Stafford biography with 65 pages of profile on William Stafford sourced from encyclopedias, critical essays, summaries, and research journals. http://www.bookrags.com/William_Stafford

Literature Guides Criticism/Essays Biographies Research Anything: All BookRags Literature Guides Essays Criticism Biographies Encyclopedias History Encyclopedias Films Periodic Table ... Amazon.com William Stafford Summary Order the William Stafford Summary Pack View 1 William Stafford Essays View 9 William Stafford Critical Essays William Stafford About 65 pages (19,371 words) in 13 products "William Stafford" Search Results Contents: Biographies Works by Author Summaries Criticism Biography Name: William (Edgar) Stafford Variant Name: William (Edgar) Stafford, William Edgar Stafford Birth Date: January 17, 1914 Death Date: August 28, 1993 Nationality: American Gender: Male summary from source: Biography of William (Edgar) Stafford 4,264 words, approx. 14 pages Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, William Stafford was reared in small towns on the Kansas plains. In 1937 he received a B.A. and in 1946 an M.A. from the University of Kansas at Lawrence. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1954. A... summary from source: Biography of William (Edgar) Stafford 4,037 words, approx. 14 pages In 1992, just months before his death, William Stafford responded to a call from the U.S. Forest Service to write a series of poems to appear on signs at scenic turnouts on the highway that twists through the eight-thousand-foot peaks rising from the...

5. Artful Dodge - Original Interviews - William Stafford William Stafford was born in 1914 and grew up in a series of small Kansas towns. As a conscientious objector he served in Civilian Public Service camps in http://www.wooster.edu/artfuldodge/interviews/stafford.htm

A Conversation With William Stafford William Stafford was born in 1914 and grew up in a series of small Kansas towns. As a conscientious objector he served in Civilian Public Service camps in Arkansas and California during World War II. He earned his degrees at the Universities of Kansas and Iowa, and taught for many years at Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. Over the thirty-some years that Stafford has been publishing poetry he has become one of the most widely recognized and admired of contemporary American poets. His many collections of poems include the National Book Award winning Traveling Through the Dark (Harper, 1962), Stories That Could Be True (Harper, 1978) and most recently An Oregon Message (Harper, 1987) and A Scripture of Leaves (Brethren Press, 1989). He has also published three books of prose, two of them in the Poets on Poetry Series from the University of Michigan Press. Now retired from full-time teaching, he continues to publish and speak widely. Stafford has insisted throughout his career that writing is what matters, not writers. Yet as David Young points out in Field recently, Stafford "has a larger public and a better claim to being our pre-eminent living poet than anyone else I can think of." His influence has indeed gone far beyond whatever ivory tower or secluded glade poets are consigned to by those who claim to be "practical." His essays on a way of writing in which the process is significant even when the product is expendable have influenced a whole generation of writing teachers, and through them many more students. His essays and interviews on nonviolent teaching are both a resource and a challenge to those like me who hope to go beyond teaching about peace to teaching peaceably. And perhaps most importantly, his poems continue to appear at an amazing rate, always with the compassion, clarity and humility we have come to expect from him.

6. William Stafford - Poems And Biography By AmericanPoems.com William Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 August 28, 1993) was an American poet and noted pacifist, as well as the father of the poet and essayist Kim http://www.americanpoems.com/poets/William-Stafford

Poets Members Poem of the Day Top 40 ... Privacy January 27th, 2008 - we have 237 poets , 8034 poems and 16588 comments Biography of William Stafford William Stafford (1914 - 1993) William Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 - August 28, 1993) was an American poet and noted pacifist, as well as the father of the poet and essayist Kim Stafford. A long-time resident of Oregon, he and his writings are sometimes identified with the Pacific Northwest. Early Years He was born in Hutchison, Kansas, the oldest of three children in a highly literate family. During the Depression, his family moved from town to town in any effort to find work for his father. Stafford helped contribute to family income by delivering newspapers, working in the sugar beet fields, raising vegetables, and working as an electrician's mate. He graduated from high school in the town of Liberal in 1933. After attending junior college, he received a B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1937. He was drafted into the United States armed forces in 1941, while pursuing his master's degree at the University of Kansas, when he became a conscientious objector. As a registered pacifist, he performed alternative service from 1942 to 1946 in the civilian public service camps, which consisted of forestry and soil conservation work in Arkansas, California, and Illinois for $2.50 per week. While working in California in 1944, he met and he married Dororthy Hope Frantz with whom he later had four children. He received his M.A. from the University of Kansas in 1947. His master's thesis, the prose memoir

7. Stafford William - Faculty - Sewanee :: The University Of The South Dr. William S. Stafford, Ph.D. Email wstaffor@sewanee.edu Dean of the School of Theology B.A., Stanford University M.A., M.Phil., Yale University http://theology.sewanee.edu/faculty/stafford_william

Faculty Theology Home Meet Our Faculty Stafford William Armentrout, Donald ... Wright, Rebecca Stafford William The Very Rev. Dr. William S. Stafford, Ph.D. Email: wstaffor@sewanee.edu Dean of the School of Theology B.A., Stanford University M.A., M.Phil., Yale University Ph.D., Yale University

8. POETRY MOUNTAIN: William Stafford William Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 – August 28, 1993) was an American poet and pacifist, and the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford. http://www.poetrymountain.com/classics/williamstafford.html

Editor: John Struloeff WILLIAM STAFFORD Home Poetry Mountain: online journal Contemporary Poets Archive Classic Poets Archive ... Contact Us Found broken links Want something added Get our eNewsletter Selected Poems Academy of American Poets: William Stafford Modern American Poetry: William Stafford ... Artful Dodge interview William Edgar Stafford Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, the oldest of three children in a highly literate family. During the Depression, his family moved from town to town in any effort to find work for his father. Stafford helped contribute to family income by delivering newspapers, working in the sugar beet fields, raising vegetables, and working as an electrician's mate. He graduated from high school in the town of Liberal in 1933. After attending junior college, he received a B.A. from the University of Kansas in 1937. He was drafted into the United States armed forces in 1941, while pursuing his master's degree at the University of Kansas, when he became a conscientious objector. As a registered pacifist, he performed alternative service from 1942 to 1946 in the Civilian Public Service camps, which consisted of forestry and soil conservation work in Arkansas, California, and Illinois for $2.50 per month. While working in California in 1944, he met and he married Dororthy Hope Frantz with whom he later had four children. He received his M.A. from the University of Kansas in 1947. His master's thesis, the prose memoir Down In My Heart Career One of the most striking features of his career is that he began publishing his poetry only later in life. He was also a close friend and collaborator with the poet Robert Bly. Despite his late start, he was a frequent contributor to magazines and anthologies and eventually published fifty-seven volumes of poetry. James Dickey called Stafford one of those poets "who pour out rivers of ink, all on good poems." His poetry collection

9. William Stafford - Poems, Biography, Quotes Free collection of all William Stafford Poems and Biography. See the best poems and poetry by William Stafford. http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets/william_stafford

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Blog Catalog, Social Blog Directory and Search Engine Home Directory Search ... Contact Search Blogs Search For: in blog directory in tags in blog posts in blog post tags Tag Search Results For ' william stafford And another thing … JordanCornblog read more The Joys of Life, the Moon, and Reading ... Frozen Toothpaste Source: eye of einstein Last Wednesday evening, as I got up from the computer, I looked out the window. There in the sky, fragile and held aloft by what seemed to be nothing was a sliver of the moon. The horizon I could see over the nearby houses was read more Dancing Treehouse Jukebox: Adventures In Earth read more ... The Rational Psychic The first time I went to college I earned an English degree. And not one of those technical B.S. degrees, mind you, but a philosophically pure, doing-it-for-love-of-the-language-and-literature Bachelor of Arts degrees. I had no idea about planning fo read more Page: 1 of 1 (Listing 30 Blogs Per Page, 4 Total) Username or Email Password Need an Account? Sign Up Subscribe To Tag Updates Related Tags poetry poet Personal value ... the way it is More Results 17 Blog Entries containing the term: william stafford Help Contact Advertise ... TOS

11. William Stafford www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/ poets/s_z/stafford/stafford.htm william staffordwilliam stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 1914. He received a B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Kansas at Lawrence and, in 1954, http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/poets/s_z/stafford/stafford.htm

William Stafford (1914-1993) About William Stafford On "At the Bomb Testing Site" On "Traveling Through the Dark" An Interview with Stafford ... External Links Compiled and Prepared by Cary Nelson Return to Modern American Poetry Home Return to Poets Index

12. William Stafford - Newsfromnowhere.com Thanks to Paul Merchant of the william stafford Archives, Katie Dublinski of Graywolf Press, James Hepworth of Confluence Press, and Patty Wixon of TTTD http://www.newsfromnowhere.com/stafford/stafford00.html

Poems by William Stafford Poems used with permission of Graywolf Press and Confluence Press Stafford Related Sites: Friends of William Stafford Modern American Poetry: Stafford Travis Poling Blog On Facebook: William Stafford Fan Club More Than Has Ever Been Found In response to the many people looking for some of Stafford's work online, here are 17 of his poems, some well-known and others that have not received as much attention. Reading these I'm reminded how much faith Stafford had in his own process of writing, in his own life. That kind of trust stands in stark contrast to much of the fretful and jittery teaching and criticism that often goes unchallenged these days. For new and experienced poets alike there may be no stronger tonic for the many ills that assail the writing life than Stafford's poems and his many essays about writing. Poems included on this site: An Introduction to Some Poems Level Light Just Thinking "Are You Mr. William Stafford?"

13. Friends Of William Stafford www.williamstafford.org/ 8k - william stafford Writingswilliam stafford was an extremely prolific writer, authoring 67 volumes in his 79 years. His first book of poetry, West of Your City, was published in 1960 http://www.williamstafford.org/

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Poem Hunter .com Poet: William Stafford - All poems of William Staf 1/27/2008 2:41:39 PM Home Poets Poems Lyrics ... SEARCH William Stafford (1914 - 1993 / USA) Free Poetry E-Book: 21 poems of William Stafford File Size: 117k File Format: Acrobat Reader To download the eBook right-Click on the title and select "Save Target As". Biography Poems Quotations Comments ... Stats William Edgar Stafford was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on January 17, 1914, to Ruby Mayher and Earl Ingersoll Stafford. The eldest of three children, Stafford grew up with an appreciation for nature and books. During the Depression the family moved from town to town as Earl Stafford searched for .. .. more >> Poems Search in the poems of William Stafford Click the title of the poem you'd like read. Page: A Ritual To Read To Each Other Across Kansas Allegiances Ask Me ... When I Met My Muse Page: Quotations "At noon in the desert a panting lizard waited for history, its elbows tense, watching the curve of a particular road as if something might happen."

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Premium Account Info Advertise with us About LiteraryTraveler.com Home ... Contact Us Browse Articles By: Date Posted Author or Search Articles: The Way It Is: New and Selected Poems by William Stafford Advertisement: An Encounter with William Stafford This article was written by David Feela Postcard from William Stafford A meeting one author will never forget. I had known William Stafford for over twenty years before I met himknown him, that is, in the way any reader comes to know an author, holding his ideas in my hands, believing his physical self somehow incapable of standing beside his work. We were, strangely enough, introduced by a series of coincidences, but it seemed afterward as if some great design in the universe continually suggested that I meet the man behind the writing. I never vigorously sought Stafford's counsel through his books, but it didn't matter: his writing continued to materialize in an astounding number of publications. As a student of poetry in the 1970's it was impossible to pick up an anthology or little magazine without encountering one of Stafford's poems. As he told me much later, the best advice he followed was to send more material into the mail than anyone could possibly imagine. He dryly suggested that he'd flooded the market. While completing classes at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, my wife introduced me to a couple she'd met and fate seemed to take over again. One of them happened to be the son of a man who'd worked with William Stafford in the Forest Service camps during World War II. Generosity led to opportunity. I received word that William Stafford would be reading and conducting a workshop in Cedar City, Utah, so my wife and I rode our motorcycle a long and tedious day for the chance to meet him face to face.

16. Archive The william stafford Archive is directed by Paul Merchant. As literary executor for the william stafford Archive, Kim stafford makes available the http://www.lclark.edu/~krs/archive.html

William Stafford Archive Kim Stafford, Literary Executor William Stafford, 1993 (photo by Kim Stafford) The William Stafford Archive is directed by Paul Merchant. Diane McDevitt is the Archive Assistant. Vincent Wixon is the Archive Scholar in Residence. Kim Stafford is the Literary Executor of the Estate of William Stafford, of which the Archive forms the core. As literary executor for the William Stafford Archive, Kim Stafford makes available the following information and text samples from the Archive, for readers of William Stafford. On this page, by scrolling down, you will find the following materials: 1.William Stafford short biography 2. William Stafford bibliography of book publications 4. Samples of texts by William Stafford 5. Information about joining the "Friends of William Stafford," or securing permission for reprinting texts by William Stafford 1. William Stafford short biography... William E. Stafford book Down in My Heart Married to Dorothy Hope Frantz in 1944, and the father of four children, Stafford authored 67 volumes. His first book of poetry, West of Your City

17. PAL: William Stafford (1914-1993) Modern poetry of Western America an anthology. edited by Clinton F. Larson, william stafford. Provo, Utah Brigham Young UP, 1975. PS561 M6 http://web.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap10/stafford.html

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide - An Ongoing Project Paul P. Reuben (To send an email, please click on my name above.) Chapter 10: William Stafford (1914-1993) Modern American Poetry: WS Primary Works Selected Bibliography 1980-Present MLA Style Citation of this Web Page ... Home Page Source: Peacework June 2003 Primary Works Traveling through the dark; poems. The rescued year. Friends to this ground, a statement for readers, teachers, and writers of literature. Chicago: National Council of Teachers of English, 1967. PN45 .S The achievement of Brother Antoninus; a comprehensive selection of his poems. with a critical introduction by William E. Stafford. Glenview, Ill. Scott, Foresman 1967. PS3509.V65 A6 Allegiances. Someday, maybe. Modern poetry of Western America: an anthology. edited by Clinton F. Larson, William Stafford. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young UP, 1975. PS561 M6 Stories that could be true: new and collected poems. Writing the Australian crawl: views on the writer's vocation.

18. William Stafford A reference page on william stafford (1914 1993), poet from Kansas Oregon, conscientious objector, Poet Laureate in 1970 beloved teacher. http://poetry.about.com/cs/20thcenturypoets/p/stafford.htm

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19. William STAFFORD Of Grafton (Sir) william stafford could boast Royal descent, but as the younger son of a midland family whose fortunes had been depleted during the previous century he had http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/WilliamStafford1.htm

Sir William STAFFORD of Grafton Died: 5 May 1556 , Geneva Father: Humphrey STAFFORD of Blatherwycke Mother: Margaret FOGGE Married 1: Mary BOLEYN A B T 1533 Children: Son STAFFORD (b. 1535 - d. 1545) Married 2: Dorothy STAFFORD AFT Jul 1543 Children: Edward STAFFORD of Grafton (Sir) John STAFFORD of Marlwood Park ( Sir) William STAFFORD ... STAFFORD The details in this biography come from the History of Parliament , a biographical dictionary of Members of the House of Commons. Born by 1512, seco nd son of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwycke and Dodford , by Margaret , dau of Sir John Fogge of Ashford , Kent. Married fir st Mary , daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond , widow of William Carey (d. 22 Jun 1538), of Aldenham, Herts., s. p. Married seco nd by 1552, Dorothy , daughter of Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford , and had 3 sons, Edward John and William , and one daughter Elizabeth . Knighted 23 Sep 1545. Esquire of the body by 1541; gentleman pensioner 1540; standard bearer, gentleman pensioner by 20 May 1550-3. William Stafford could boast Royal descent, but as the younger son of a midland family whose fortunes had been depleted during the previous century he had little hope of advancement before his marriage to

20. Encountering William Stafford Check out the Friends of william stafford s events for birthday celebrations around the world. Who knows, there just might be one in your neighborhood. http://encounteringstafford.blogspot.com/

skip to main skip to sidebar Encountering William Stafford A personal journey through the work and world of one of America's most beloved poets. Thursday, January 17, 2008 Celebrate William Stafford's 94th today Garrison Keillor gave tribute today on The Writer's Almanac to Stafford on his 94th birthday: It's the birthday of poet William Edgar Stafford, (books by this author) born in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 1914, the same year as American poets Weldon Kees and Randall Jarrell and John Berryman...Stafford usually wrote in the early morning. He sat down with a pen and paper, took a look out the window, and waited for something to occur to him. He wrote about simple things like farms and dead deer and winter. He wrote about the West and his parents and cottonwood trees. He wrote, "In the winter, in the dark hours, when others / were asleep, I found these words and put them / together by their appetites and respect for / each other. In stillness, they jostled. They traded / meanings while pretending to have only one." After a brief biographical note, Keillor read Stafford's poem "What's In My Journal."

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