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Publication
New York : HarperPerennial, c1993.
Description
Bestselling author Robert Bly selects his favorite works by the award-winning poet William Stafford.
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LibraryThing member michaelmatejka
I think we should read these poems to children from birth. If I had to introduce someone to poetry, I'd start here. Straightforward and wise, Easily understood and yet profound enough to warrant numerous rereadings. I can't count the times I've read A Ritual To Read To Each Other. American children
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LibraryThing member dmturner
Disregard the exuberant and immoderate introduction by Robert Bly; some of the poems suffer from the pompous cliches of a hyperbolic era, but many are sharp.
LibraryThing member warmaiden
A wonderful collection of Stafford's pieces. While some are a bit cliche and a very few others are a bit pedantic, for the most part Stafford allows the reader to draw his own conclusions. in particular, his recasting of inaction as a powerful statement (likely drawn from his conscientious objector
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status) makes recurrent appearances in this collection. Worth reading for any poet enthusiast - not at all highbrow or difficult to understand. Show Less
LibraryThing member spoko
I love William Stafford. "Traveling Through the Dark" is the poem that made me realize I could like poetry at all, and is also what got me started writing poetry. And I really enjoy this collection. But there are poems in it that aren't nearly as strong as others of his. There are poems here, in
Still, it's a great introduction to Stafford if you're not familiar, and a nice collection even if you are familiarsomething to keep in the bedside table or whatever, so that you can always reach over and pull one of Stafford's "golden threads."
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fact, that make me wonder what they were thinking when they put it together.Still, it's a great introduction to Stafford if you're not familiar, and a nice collection even if you are familiarsomething to keep in the bedside table or whatever, so that you can always reach over and pull one of Stafford's "golden threads."
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