William Stafford

[Where the Red Fern Grows]( : novel / by Wilson Rawls Lob's girl : short story / by Joan Aiken Luke Baldwin's vow : short story / by Morley Callaghan Old dog : poem / by William Stafford The grip : poem / by Brendan Kennelly Friends of the Hunted : article / by Ryland Loos - Why they quit: thoughts from ex-hunters : article / by Dena Jones Jolma Two dreamers : short story / by Gary Soto.

Making the rounds with her veterinarian grandfather helps Junie Mae come to terms with her envious feelings towards another wealthier little girl.

Publisher's description: Born the year World War I began, acclaimed poet William Stafford (1914-1993) spent World War II in a camp for conscientious objectors. Throughout a century of conflict he remained convinced that war simply doesn't work. By his writings, Stafford showed that it is possible, and crucial, to think independently when fanatics act, and to speak for reconciliation when nations take sides. He believed it to be a failure of imagination to see only two options: to fight or to run away. This book gathers the evidence of a lifetime's commitment to nonviolence, including an account of Stafford's near hanging at the hands of American patriots. In excerpts from his daily journal from 1951 to 1993, Stafford uses questions, alternative views of history, lyric invitations, and direct assessments of our political habits to suggest a way other than war. Many of these statements are published here for the first time, together with a generous selection of Stafford's pacifist poems and interviews from elusive sources.

Contains: [Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]( Mark Twain -- from Life on the Mississippi / Mark Twain -- The Negro speaks of rivers / Langston Hughes -- Narrative of Daniel Fisher / Daniel Fisher -- Three days of forest, a river, free / Rita Dove -- The outlaws / Selma Lagerlöf -- from Nine pounds of luggage / Maud Parrish -- Freedom / William Stafford -- from Mississippi solo / Eddy Harris.

" Stafford's pungent and sharp-edged poems about his father and mother have been brought together here for the first time. Other sections include his great poems in the Midwestern and Oregon landscapes, his many poems on Crasy Horse, Ishi, and others that spring from his Native American heritage, and a section refelecting his longtime peace work and refusal to serve war."

A collection of fifty poems which reflect the ways in which we relate to the world around us.