02943nam 2200601 450 991045801130332120200520144314.00-8229-7966-7(CKB)2550000001280814(SSID)ssj0001281883(PQKBManifestationID)11759609(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001281883(PQKBWorkID)11374829(PQKB)10520531(MiAaPQ)EBC2041615(OCoLC)878918453(MdBmJHUP)muse33266(Au-PeEL)EBL2041615(CaPaEBR)ebr10863075(CaONFJC)MIL602145(OCoLC)880451487(EXLCZ)99255000000128081420140504h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrSound of the ax aphorisms and poems by William Stafford /edited by Vincent Wixon and Paul MerchantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :University of Pittsburgh Press,2014.©20141 online resource (103 pages)Pitt Poetry SeriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8229-6296-9 1-306-70894-X Sound of the Ax brings together for the first time over four hundred aphorisms and twenty-six aphoristic poems by one of America's most essential poets of the twentieth century. Many readers are familiar with the trenchant nature of William Stafford's poems, with lines such as "Justice will take us millions of intricate moves" and "Your job is to find what the world is trying to be," but have never had the opportunity to read a sustained selection from the thousands of wise, witty, and penetrating statements he created in over forty years of daily writing in his journal. In keeping with Stafford's varied interests, the aphorisms in Sound of the Ax explore many topics--war and peace, involvement, aging, appearances, fear, egotism, writing, nature, animals, suffering, faith, living an ethical life, and so on--with his incisive view. The poems are either made up entirely or primarily aphorisms, and range from the well-known "Things I Learned Last Week" to some never before collected. Readers will find much to enjoy and to think about here, and will return over and over to Sound of the Ax for inspiration, pleasure, and wisdom from an author noted for his integrity and mindful living.Pitt poetry series.American poetry20th centuryAphorisms and apothegmsElectronic books.American poetryAphorisms and apothegms.811.5408Wixon VincentMerchant PaulMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458011303321Sound of the ax2058645UNINA