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Ten important details about the life of William Stafford

Created by chemmer on Feb 10, 2011

Last updated: 02/13/11 at 04:42 PM

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  Feb 10, 2011 12:08 PM

• Death of a Great Poet.
  Aug 28, 1993

  William Stafford died in 1993. He died in his home in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

• Retirement
  Feb 11, 1980

  William Stafford Taught at Lewis and Clark College for many years. Then he retired in 1980.

• Library of Congress
  Nov 3, 1970

  In 1970 William Stafford became the Consultant of Poetry to the library of congress.

• The Rescued Year
  Jun 4, 1966

  One of William Staffords most popular books was published in 1966. This book was called The Rescued Year.

• William Stafford won the National Book Award.
  Aug 19, 1963

  William Stafford won the National Book Award in 1963, with his collection of poems called Traveling Through The Dark.

• William Stafford gets a P.h.D
  Jan 7, 1954

  William Stafford got a P.h.D. He got the P.h.D from The Universitie of Kansas.

• William Stafford moves.
  Oct 13, 1948

  William Stafford moved to Oregon in 1948. Once there he taught at Lewis and Clark College.

• William Stafford gets married
  May 2, 1944

  Dorothy Hope Frantz married him in 1944. They later had four kids.

• High School
  Sep 2, 1933

  In 1933 William Stafford graduated from highschool. Then he went to the Garden City and El Dorado junior colleges.

• William Stafford was born
  Feb 2, 1914

  William Stafford was born in 1940. His hometown was Hutchinson, Kansas

• Sources
  Jan 1, 1910

  http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/224 http://www.poemhunter.com/william-stafford/biography/