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Join us to celebrate William Stafford’s Birthday!
Stafford was Oregon’s Poet Laureate from 1975-1990. In 1970, he was named Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, serving as the United States’ official poet. He moved to Oregon in 1948 to teach at Lewis & Clark College and passed in 1993 at his Lake Oswego home.
Bring your favorite Stafford poem to read aloud and share with the group. Or just come and listen to fans read their favorite Stafford poems.