Tag Archives: William Stafford

Book Review: The Darkness Around Us Is Deep

Posted on April 27, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Darkness Around Us Is Deep, by William Stafford When one has read as many books by William Stafford as I have [1], you get a sense for the most important elements of his work to those who make compilations.  … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Even In Quiet Places

Posted on April 27, 2018 by nathanalbright

Even In Quiet Places, by William Stafford It is apparently a common thing in poetry publishing for a series of chapbooks to be turned into a mainstream publishing book, and so it was with the last series of chapbooks to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: An Oregon Message

Posted on April 26, 2018 by nathanalbright

An Oregon Message, by William Stafford It seems somewhat strange in retrospect that Stafford would publish a book with a title of An Oregon Message and then be upset five years later that he was being labeled as a regional … Continue reading →

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Book Review: My Name Is William Tell

Posted on April 26, 2018 by nathanalbright

My Name Is William Tell, by William Stafford One might think with the title like this, this prize-winning book of poetry, which won the Western States Book Award for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry in 1992, the tongue is being lodged … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Allegiances

Posted on April 25, 2018 by nathanalbright

Allegiances, by William Stafford What is the significance of a title of a book of poems?  When one is reading a book by William Stafford, of which there are many [1], it is easy to be aware of the combination … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Learning To Live In The World

Posted on April 25, 2018 by nathanalbright

Learning To Live In The World:  Earth Poems, by William Stafford As someone who greatly enjoys reading the books of William Stafford, the late poet laureate of Oregon [1], I am intrigued at the use to which his poems have … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Animal That Drank Up Sound

Posted on April 22, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Animal That Drank Up Sound, by William Stafford, illustrated by Debra Frasier How does one review a book like this one?  I am no stranger to reviewing books by William Stafford [1], and I have even read a children’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Glass Face In The Rain

Posted on April 22, 2018 by nathanalbright

A Glass Face In The Rain:  New Poems, by William Stafford This book of poems was the last one published by a major publisher (Harper & Row) before the poet’s death in 1993, and that sense of finality gives these … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Osage Orange Tree

Posted on April 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

The Osage Orange Tree:  A Story By William Stafford, illustrated by Dennis Cunningham This is a story that might be true, and is a bittersweet story about the poet’s youth in Kansas.  What is most remarkable about this story is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Everyone Out Here Knows: A Bigfoot Tale

Posted on April 16, 2018 by nathanalbright

Everyone Out Here Knows:  A Bigfoot Tale, with words by William Stafford and illustrated by Angelina Marino-Heidel As someone who is fond of cryptozoology [1] and who has read a wide variety of William Stafford’s work [2], there is much … Continue reading →

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