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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780060969165
Edition: Paperback Original
ISBN: 0060969164
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: December 29, 1993
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: January 12, 1994
Studio: Harper Perennial
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Bestselling author Robert Bly selects his favorite works by the award-winning poet William Stafford.
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William Stafford described his method of writing poetry as starting from any experience or thought and following it towards what is real. Listening to his poems, one feels one is being shown how to listen to oneself and to the world.
Robert Bly did a nice job of organizing the poems. There is a great video that complements this book: "William Stafford and Robert Bly: A Literary Friendship."
I highly recommend this book, though I think it may be changing my life. Risk ... Read More
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There is a reason why William Stafford is on almost every graduate writing program's reading list. Not only did he write what is considered to be the best poem written in the second half of the 20th Century, his entire body of work speaks of the human condition which immediately draws in the reader.
Not having the honor of meeting William Stafford in person, I have to settle for reading his poems and listening to the stories about him, told by those who did know him. This leads to the ... Read More
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Traveling Through the Dark is one of my all time favorite poems. I first read it when I was a freshman in high school and have admired it ever since. This is not to say that this is the only decent poem he wrote. All his poems are very good. If you are looking for some new poetry, read William Stafford.
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Traveling Through the Dark is one of my all time favorite poems. I first read it when I was a freshman in high school and have admired it ever since. This is not to say that this is the only decent poem he wrote. All his poems are very good. If you are looking for some new poetry, read William Stafford.
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Robert Bly offers a fine collection of William Stafford's work. Bly's affection and respect for Stafford shines in the introduction, which offers insights that will help many readers more fully access Stafford's work. For me, the poems themselves radiate the power and strength of gentleness and simplicity. As Stafford writes in "By a River in the Osage Country: " You don't need many words if you already know what you're talking about." The selection is rich with Staffords imaginal reflections ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780060969165
Edition: Paperback Original
ISBN: 0060969164
Label: Harper Perennial
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: December 29, 1993
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: January 12, 1994
Studio: Harper Perennial