William Stafford (poet)
William Stafford | |
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| Born | William Edgar Stafford January 17, 1914 Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 28, 1993 (aged 79) Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | University of Kansas (BA, MA) University of Iowa (PhD) |
| Period | 1962–1993 |
| Notable awards | National Book Award for Poetry (1963), Guggenheim Fellowship (1966), Western States Book Award (1992), Robert Frost Medal (1993) |
| Spouse | Dorothy Frantz |
| Children | 3, including Kim |
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.