Vol.1 No.1 – Spring 1997

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• First public gathering of the Friends of William Stafford
• National Advisors Announced
• National Public Radio host recommends poetry of William Stafford
• Stafford's private collection of 26 Poetry Broadsides, "Like Frost on a Window," gets displayed at the regional conference of the National Council of Teachers of English
• Garrison Keillor and others contribute to the Friends of William Stafford

Vol.1 No.2 – Autumn 1997

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• First public meeting concludes with recommendations for projects for the Friends of William Stafford
• An official William Stafford room is established at the Watzek Library at Lewis & Clark College
• James DePreist joins National Advisors
• New books by William Stafford in final edit
• A new class on editing William Stafford is being offered at Lewis & Clark College
• "Poetry in Motion," a project of the Poetry Society of America comes to Portland, Oregon on Tri-Met transit 

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "What's in My Journal" by William Stafford

Vol.1 No.3 – November 1997

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• National Advisor, Robert Bly, publishes new poems named to honor Stafford
• First Friends of William Stafford website to be launched
• Stafford poetry to be in Tillamook Forest Interpretive Program
• A personal account of Stafford's impact on a young student
• A report on the Methow River Poems project and video
• Call for volunteers for the first two public projects for the Friends of William Stafford

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "Sending These Messages" by William Stafford
• "Where We Are" by William Stafford

Vol.2 No.1 – March 1998

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• Friends of William Stafford board grows
• Stafford poem engraved in a rock wall in the Tillamook Forest
• Stafford's birthday springboards readings in his honor that span 3 months
• Stafford Events scheduled throughout National Poetry Month

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "The Tillamook Burn" by William Stafford
• "The Change" by Denise Levertov

Vol.2 No.2 – June 1998

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• Friends of William Stafford board grows
• A Stafford inspired Poetry Broadside Exhibit of 38 American writers titled "Like Frost on a Window" begins a Two-Year national tour
• National 5th Year commemorations of William Stafford's death
• Poetry In Motion comes to Eugene with a Stafford Poem
• The American Scholar and the Hungry Mind Review feature Stafford poetry

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "The Trouble with Reading" by William Stafford
• "The Making of Poems" by Lucille Clifton

Vol.2 No.3 – October 1998

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• August Gatherings commemorating Stafford continue to grow across the country
• Non-Profit status still pending with IRS
• Friends of William Stafford explore writing exchanges using the internet
• Orcas Island starts an annual gathering

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "Looking for Gold" by William Stafford
• "A Week in Eek" by Ken Waldman
• "Listening to Poetry in a Language I do not Understand" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Vol.3 No.1 – January 1999

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• Members Around the Country select January to hold poetry readings
• William Stafford Library Room Dedicated
• William Stafford Prophet in his own land
• Two Winter Quarter classes offer focus on William Stafford
• New Bend, Oregon Public Library has lintels with words by six famous people

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "How These Words Happened" by William Stafford
• "Small Elegy" by Linda Pastan
• "A Telephone Line Grows Cold" by Jarold Ramsey

Vol.3 No.2 – April 1999

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• WS Readings in April
• Two Poets Join FWS Board of Directors (Paulann Petersen, Joseph Soldati)
• Place Your Poem On The Web
• Call for Entries for National Poetry Project
• Orcas Island, WA Hosts Birthday Celebration
• Celebration in West Linn, OR

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "Comb and Rake" by Marvin Bell
• "Take Hold" by Merrill Leffler

Vol.3 No.3 – June 1999

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• Exhibiting Poetry Broadsides now FWS Special Project
• WS Poem will highlight Tillamook State Forest Dedication June 19
• Robert Pinsky's Favorite Poem Project Leads to Stafford Poems Being Read Across the Nation
• Oprah Reads William Stafford Poem on TV
• Article, "On the Stafford Trail," tells story of Methow River Poems
• Stafford's "Questions After The War" Gets Responses On Web Site
• High School Seniors Reflect on Influence of Stafford's Poetry
• Debbie Gorenstein Joins FWS Board of Directors
• Letter Sought to List Stafford as Famous Kansan

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "Ask Me" by William Stafford
• "A Ritual to Read to Each Other" by William Stafford
• "Poet's Blood" by Emily Teitsworth
• "That Time of Day" by Abel Kloster
• "The Day Stafford Died" by David Axelrod

Vol.3 No.4 – October 1999

FEATURED IN THIS ISSUE:

• Letterpress Broadside Show Opens in Lake Oswego, OR
• Teacher in Hungary Shares Poetry of William Stafford with Students
• Beautiful Broadside of WS Poem Now Available (A Ritual To Read To Each Other)
• Two Events Honor Methow River Poems
• Poetry In Motion Gains Attention
• Look at Drive-By Poetry
• Dennis Schmidling Joins FWS Board
• Bards Take to Boards in Los Angeles

POETRY IN THIS ISSUE:

• "Through the Haze" by Clemens Starck