Sound of the Ax : Aphorisms and Poems by William Stafford.

Intro -- Title Page -- Editors' Preface -- Aphorisms -- Climbing along the River -- Aphorisms -- The Sparkle Depends on Flaws in the Diamond -- Aphorisms -- Keepsakes -- Aphorisms -- Note -- Aphorisms -- Sayings of the Blind -- Aphorisms -- Sayings from the Northern Ice -- Aphorisms -- Butterflies in the Radiator Grill -- Aphorisms -- Written on the Stub of the First Paycheck -- Aphorisms -- Song Now -- Aphorisms -- Wild Horse Lore -- Aphorisms -- .38 -- Aphorisms -- The Gospel Is Whatever Happens -- Aphorisms -- So Long -- Aphorisms -- Salvaged Parts -- Aphorisms -- Artist, Come Home -- Aphorisms -- Things the Wind Says -- Aphorisms -- Optimism -- Aphorisms -- Buddha's Thoughts -- Aphorisms -- Put These in Your Pipe -- Aphorisms -- Consolations -- Aphorisms -- The Dream of Now -- Aphorisms -- Influential Writers -- Aphorisms -- Mein Kampf -- Aphorisms -- [A Well-Oiled Gate] -- Aphorisms -- Things I Learned Last Week -- Aphorisms -- Tuned In Late One Night -- Aphorisms -- Acknowledgments.

Sound of the Ax is a collection of over 400 wise and witty sayings and 26 aphoristic poems by one of the essential poets of the twentieth century, William Stafford.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.