Sound of the Ax: Aphorisms and Poems

by William Stafford

Book Overview

Sound of the Ax brings together for the first time over four hundred aphorisms and twenty-six aphoristic poems by one of America's most essential poets of the twentieth century. Many readers are familiar with the trenchant nature of William Stafford's poems, with lines such as "Justice will take us millions of intricate moves" and "Your job is to find what the world is trying to be," but have never had the opportunity to read a sustained selection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822962969
• ISBN13: 9780822962960
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"