Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems, 2014

A favorite poet of many, Stafford wrote more than 60 books, including The Way It Is:  New and Selected Poems.  He was appointed Poetry Consultant for the Library of Congress (1971-1972), and he was named Oregon Poet Laureate.  He taught for many years at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, and mentored countless writers around the world.

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