Jeff Gundy from “A Conversation with William Stafford”
What follows is part of a conversation between William Stafford and myself in August 1988 at his home in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Having received a summer research grant from my college to explore Stafford’s work in relation to his pacifism and his experience as a conscientious objector, I had certain kinds of questions in mind. … Continue reading
This interview was conducted on February 6, 1971, at William Stafford’s home in McLean, Virginia, and was published in Crazy Horse 7 (1971). Dave Smith is the interviewer.
Dave Smith: Does the poet mythologize his own world in the sense that he makes the things of his world better or worse than they are? William Stafford: If I could think of an image for myself, instead of domesticating the world to me, I’m domesticating myself to the world. I enter that world like water … Continue reading
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William Stafford 