William Stafford (poet)

William Stafford
William Stafford
William Stafford
BornWilliam Edgar Stafford
(1914-01-17)January 17, 1914
Hutchinson, Kansas, USA
DiedAugust 28, 1993(1993-08-28) (aged 79)
Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
OccupationPoet
Period1962–1993
Notable awardsNational Book Award for Poetry (1963), Guggenheim Fellowship (1966), Western States Book Award (1992), Robert Frost Medal (1993)
SpouseDorothy Hope Frantz
ChildrenKim Stafford, Kit Stafford, Barbara Stafford

William Edgar Stafford (January 17, 1914 – August 28, 1993) was an American poet and pacifist. He was the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford. He was appointed the twentieth Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1970.[1]

  1. ^ "Poet Laureate Timeline: 1961–1970". Library of Congress. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.