{"product_id":"ask-me-100-essential-poems-of-william-stafford","title":"Ask Me: 100 Essential Poems of William Stafford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In our time there has been no poet who revived human hearts and spirits more convincingly than William Stafford.\" ―Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome time when the river is ice ask me\u003cbr\u003emistakes I have made. Ask me whether\u003cbr\u003ewhat I have done is my life.\u003cbr\u003e―from \"Ask Me\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn celebration of the poet's centennial, Ask Me collects one hundred of William Stafford's essential poems. As a conscientious objector during World War II, while assigned to Civilian Public Service camps Stafford began his daily writing practice, a lifelong early-morning ritual of witness. His poetry reveals the consequences of violence, the daily necessity of moral decisions, and the bounty of art. Selected and with a note by Kim Stafford, Ask Me presents the best from a profound and original American voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44552618868847,"sku":"9781555976644","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2488\/1775\/files\/9781555976644.jpg?v=1771622827","url":"https:\/\/bookclubkc.com\/products\/ask-me-100-essential-poems-of-william-stafford","provider":"The Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}