{"product_id":"ask-me","title":"Ask Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In our time there has been no poet who revived human hearts and spirits more convincingly than William Stafford.\" --Naomi Shihab Nye\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn celebration of the poet's centennial, \u003ci\u003eAsk Me\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eAsk Me\u003c\/i\u003e presents the best from a profound and original American voice.","brand":"William Stafford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":68099344466071,"sku":"9781555976644","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/imageloader_4f57622c-09ef-4545-967a-63dd1ebcbb2e.jpg?v=1792480678","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/ask-me","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}