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To the current series
of visiting poets,

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the Ruth Stephan Poetry Center
is particularly delighted

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tonight to present the
eminent American poet, William

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Stafford.

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Born in Kansas, Mr.
Stafford was educated

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at the University of Kansas and
the State University of Iowa,

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where he earned a PhD in 1953.

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He has taught, read,
and lectured widely

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at American and
Canadian universities,

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the Guggenheim
Museum in New York,

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and the Library of Congress.

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He is at present
professor of English

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at Lewis & Clark
College in Oregon.

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William Stafford books include,
Down In My Heart, 1948,

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West of Your City,
1960, Traveling

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Through The Dark, 1962,
and The Rescued Year, 1966.

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His third book of poems,
Traveling Through The Dark,

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received the National Book Award
for the most distinguished work

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of poetry by an
American author in 1962.

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Among his many other prizes
have been the Shelley Memorial

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Award, the Iago Fellowship,
and the Guggenheim Foundation

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Award.

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It is my distinct
pleasure to introduce

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to you now William Stafford.

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[APPLAUSE]

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