{"product_id":"early-morning-remembering-my-father-william-stafford-9781555973728","title":"Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith incredible insight and love, Kim Stafford offers a view into the remarkable life of his father, the poet William Stafford\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe unspoken deep affection he lived by was like the idea in his poem about the Eskimos--their disdain for People who talk about God. In his world, a fact so pervasive as love never need be named.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Stafford wrote a poem nearly every day of his life, most often before dawn, as he lay on a much-used couch that bore the imprint of his body after years of use. He was a prolific, highly acclaimed poet, famous pacifist, and extraordinary friend to nearly everyone he met. But Kim was given perhaps his father's greatest gift--and greatest challenge--to be his literary executor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarefully sifting through his father's papers--thousands of poems written on napkins, grocery receipts, letters--Kim follows a copious trail of words matched only by his father's silences. Kim is able to visit his father's life in a deeply personal way and, as a result, beautifully illuminates William Stafford as someone who was unafraid to stare into emptiness and to live a life so fully in the moment that he was able to touch countless lives with a single poem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555973728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.36w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Oregon Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2002 pg. 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Jan\/Feb 2003\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2002 pg. 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/16\/2003 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kim Stafford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43418378535093,"sku":"9781555973728","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_96454cd3-dfd7-4998-b9e2-cb7a2f89b311.jpg?v=1703004747","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/early-morning-remembering-my-father-william-stafford-9781555973728","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}