William Stafford reads two of his poems: "Passing Remark" and "Serving With Gideon".William Stafford was a proponent of a poetic language that is barely elevated above everyday speech. His deceptively simple lyrics often spoke of his pacifism and his ability to see the human condition clearly, to have an opinion on it, and yet not to judge. Stafford won the National Book Award for Traveling Through the Dark (1962) and was named Poet Laureate in 1970.
