{"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\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":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50629473108242,"sku":"9781555976644","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c315f960-97cc-4c3c-ac13-cd6a765f3d37.jpg?v=1732730230","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ask-me-100-essential-poems-of-william-stafford-9781555976644","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}