Down in My Heart: Peace Witness in War Time (Northwest Reprints) - Softcover

Stafford, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0870710974 ISBN 13: 9780870710971

Publisher: Oregon State University Press, 2006

Synopsis

From 1942 to 1945, William Stafford was interned in camps for conscientious objectors for his refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army. Stafford's memoir of these years offers a rich glimpse into a little-known aspect of World War II and a fascinating look at the formative years of a major American poet.

About this title

About the Author:

William Stafford (1914-1993) was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, in 1914. During the Second World War, as a conscientious objector, he was interned in former Civilian Public Service camps, an experience he described in Down in My Heart. Stafford published over sixty books of poetry and prose, including Traveling through the Dark, which won the National Book Award. He served as the Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, and taught at Lewis & Clark College for over thirty years. He died at his home in Lake Oswego, Oregon, on August 28, 1993.

Kim Stafford is a writer and director of the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0870710974
• ISBN 13: 9780870710971
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 94