UA Poetry Center
William Stafford reads widely from poems published between 1960 and 1973, as well as one that would not be collected until 1992. Interspersed with his poems are comments about political engagement, the writing process, and the feeling that his work attempts to induce.
Stafford, William. The Rescued Year. New York: Harper & Row, 1966.
Stafford, William. Allegiances. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
Stafford, William. Traveling Through the Dark. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.
Stafford, William. Someday, Maybe. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
Stafford, William. The Rescued Year. New York: Harper & Row, 1966.
Stafford, William. "In the Night Desert." Traveling Through the Dark. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.
Stafford, William. "Passing Remark." The Rescued Year. New York: Harper & Row, 1966.
Stafford, William. The Rescued Year. New York: Harper & Row, 1966.
Stafford, William. Stories That Could Be True. New York: Harper & Row, 1977.
Stafford, William. Allegiances. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
Stafford, William. Allegiances. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
Stafford, William. Traveling Through the Dark. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.
Stafford, William. My Name is William Tell. Lewiston, ID: Confluence, 1992.
Stafford, William. Someday, Maybe. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
Stafford, William. Someday, Maybe. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
Stafford, William. Allegiances. New York: Harper & Row, 1970.
Stafford, William. West of Your City. San Jose, CA: Talisman Press, 1960.
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Stafford, William. Traveling Through the Dark. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.