Stafford, William

A collection of poems by twentieth-century American poet William Stafford, featuring unpublished works from his last year of life, including the poem he wrote the day he died, and providing selections drawn from throughout his career, from the 1960s through the 1990s.

Collects one hundred poems from American poet William Stafford, in which Stafford speaks of his home in the midwest, of love, life, and the little things he finds beautiful.

Attempts to separate what is known about Mozart from the myths and legends that have grown up about his life and death.

William Stafford chronicles his lifetime commitment to nonviolence, describing how his status as a conscientious objector in World War II influenced his interactions with other soldiers and civilians.

The author discusses his views about how society's attitude towards writers and writing has changed and he explains how these attitudes have affected the way writing is taught.

Collection of over ninety poems previously published by small presses and written by William Stafford, the winner of the National Book Award, the Shelley Memorial Award, and the Award in Literature of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.