William Stafford CD

1970. Introduced by Frederick Morgan.

In his introduction Frederick Morgan says of Stafford's work that "each poem is the expression of a strong and alert sensibility, confronting life and the world from its own authentic vantage."

Stafford here proves to be, in the words of Marvin Bell, "in person, as in his writing,... fiercely attentive and gently responsive." Poems on the recording come from a number of Stafford's collections, among them Traveling Through the Dark, which received the National Book Award.

Length: 56 min.

Track List

1. Introduction by Frederick Morgan
2. A Walk in the Country
3. Introduction to "Religion Back Home"
4. Religion Back Home
5. Introduction to "Thinking for Berky"
6. Thinking for Berky
7. Introduction to "At the Un-National Monument"
8. At the Un-National Monument
9. Introduction to "Flowers at an Airport"
10. Flowers at an Airport
11. Introduction to "Aunt Mabel"
12. Aunt Mabel
13. Epilogue to "Aunt Mabel"
14. At This Point on the Page
15. Introduction to "When we were poor"
16. When We Were Poor
17. Introductio to "Volkswagon"
18. Volkswagon
19. In the Night Desert
20. Introduction to "Passing Remark"
21. Passing Remark
22. Introduction to "The Job"
23. The Job
24. Introduction to "Publius Virgilius Morrow"
25. Publius Virgilius Morrow
26. Introduction to "Bess"
27. Bess
28. Introduction to "Lake Chelan"
29. Lake Chelan
30. Introduction to "With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach"
31. With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach
32. Introduction to "A Sound from the Earth"
33. A Sound from the Earth
34. Epilogue to "A Sound from the Earth"
35. At the Grave of My Brother
36. Introduction to "The Star in the Hills"
37. The Star in the Hills
38. Introduction to "Judgements"
39. Judgements
40. A Message from the Wanderer