William Stafford: Quick Facts


Facts

Born January 17, 1914 • Hutchinson • Kansas
Died August 28, 1993 (aged 79) • Lake Oswego • Oregon
Title / Office poet laureate (1970-1971)
Awards And Honors National Book Award (1963)
Notable Works “Down in My Heart” • “Traveling Through the Dark”

Terrance Hayes
Terrance Hayes
American poet
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Robert Bly
American author
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James Dickey
American poet
John Updike
John Updike
American author
W.H. Auden
W. H. Auden
British poet
Rita Dove
Rita Dove
American author
Frank O'Hara
Frank O’Hara
American poet
Robert Lowell, c. 1960
Robert Lowell
American poet
Merwin, W.S.
W.S. Merwin
American poet and translator
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich
American poet, scholar, and critic
Elizabeth Bishop, 1938
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn Warren
American writer
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Robert Hass
American poet and translator
Allen Ginsberg sits on a chair holding a microphone and paper, rehearsing on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London under stage lights.
Allen Ginsberg
American poet
Wallace Stevens, 1952
Wallace Stevens
American poet
John Berryman
John Berryman
American poet
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C.K. Williams
American poet
Conrad Aiken.
Conrad Aiken
American writer
Mona Van Duyn
Mona Van Duyn
American poet
Philip Levine
Philip Levine
American poet