{"product_id":"ask-me-100-essential-poems-of-william-stafford-9781555976644","title":"Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems of William Stafford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In our time there has been no poet who revived human hearts and spirits more convincingly than William Stafford.\" --Naomi Shihab Nye\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome time when the river is ice ask me\u003cbr\u003emistakes I have made. Ask me whether\u003cbr\u003ewhat I have done is my life.\u003cbr\u003e --from \"Ask Me\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn celebration of the poet's centennial, \u003ci\u003eAsk Me\u003c\/i\u003e collects one hundred of William Stafford's essential poems. As a conscientious objector during World War II, while assigned to Civilian Public Service camps Stafford began his daily writing practice, a lifelong early-morning ritual of witness. His poetry reveals the consequences of violence, the daily necessity of moral decisions, and the bounty of art. Selected and with a note by Kim Stafford, \u003ci\u003eAsk Me\u003c\/i\u003e presents the best from a profound and original American voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Stafford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 5.56w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555976644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2013 pg. 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2014 pg. 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Stafford\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-1993) was the author of more than fifty books, including \u003ci\u003eTraveling Through the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Award. He served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress and was Oregon's poet laureate.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"William Stafford \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47733824061597,"sku":"9781555976644","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_02603f1c-62a7-4da9-a95e-d47245bdbd79.jpg?v=1773736483","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ask-me-100-essential-poems-of-william-stafford-9781555976644","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}