American Poet William Stafford, ca.1970-1972
Scope and Contents
American Poet William Stafford [a portfolio of broadsides] (n.p., n.d. [probably 1970]). The full color portfolio is illustrated with a photograph of a farm is 26 x 27 cm, and includes the text of conversation between Stafford and Primus St. John printed on the inside of the portfolio. It is designed by Tasi Gelberg Pesanelli Inc. with photography by Burgess Blevins. Although not explicitly stated, the portfolio appears to have been produced by Voyages: A National Literary Magazine, which published the Stafford/St. John conversation in its Spring 1970 issue. The portfolio includes full color photographic broadsides of five poems, each 43 x 50 cm folded twice to 22 x 25 cm. The poems are: “A Sound from the Earth,” “Earth Dweller,” “Fifteen,” “Listening,” and “Bifocal.” In addition to being published in English some copies of the broadsides were issued with both English versions and Farsi translations of the poems. The broadside portfolio and the images on the broadsides are identical to the English version. Accompanying the Farsi broadside set in Stafford’s personal collection, are 23 Stafford broadsides without publication information or imagery printed on plain white card (24 x 24 cm) in both English and Farsi. Poems in this set include: “The Poets’ Annual Indigence Report,” “Thinking for Berky,” “Fall Journey,” “The Tillamook Burn,” “The View from Here,” “Reporting Back,” “Before the Big Storm,” “Traveling through the Dark,” “The Research Team in the Mountains,” “At the Bomb Testing Site,” “In the Night Desert,” “With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach,” “Adults Only,” “B.C.,” “At the Grave of My Brother,” “Some Autumn Characters,” “Looking for Someone,” “Allegiances,” “Fall Wind,” “The Only Card I Got on My Birthday Was from on [an] Insurance Man,” “Sophocles Says,” “Mouse Night: One of Our Games,” “Parentage.”
Dates
- Creation: ca.1970-1972
Conditions Governing Access
This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 261 items (17 oversized folders)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository