Poems. [Portland, Oregon, Portland Art Museum, 1959]. Leaflet, 27 x 43 cm folded twice to 27 x 11 cm. Includes the following poems: “Near,” (First line: “Walking along in this not quite prose way”) (Published also with first word, “Talking” rather than “Walking”); “Believing What I Know,” “The Farm on the Great Plains,” (Title given as “The Farm on the Great Plain”); “In the Oregon Country,” “Springs Near Hagerman,” (The Move to California, 4); “Our City is Guarded by Automatic Rockets,” and “Our People.” This leaflet was William Stafford's first public collection of seven poems, issued for the Northwest Poetry Meetings held at the Portland Art Museum, July 9, 10, 11, and 12 in connection with the invitational exhibition, “Paintings and Sculptures of the Pacific Northwest,” June 13 through August 9, 1959. The leaflet was one of a matched portfolio of seven single-sheet collections. Other poets in the series were Carol Hall, Kenneth O. Hanson, John Haislip, Robert Huff, Richard Hugo, Carolyn Kizer.