William Stafford

Ode to Garlic

I don't think I peeled a clove of garlic until I was at least 21. It wasn't because I didn't…

7 years ago

Blackberrying

Here then, as promised is the indulgence of blackberry poems. (For any very young readers confused by Thirteen Ways of…

7 years ago

At The Bomb Testing Site

Jerry Harp's commentary in the Kenyon Review brought this poem back to mind. Always good to be reminded of William…

8 years ago