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gptkbp:instanceOf
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poet
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:The_Academy_of_American_Poets
gptkb:Poetry_Foundation
gptkb:University_of_Oregon
gptkb:Oregon_State_University
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gptkbp:awards
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National Book Award
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gptkbp:born
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January 17, 1914
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Kim_Stafford
Betsy_Stafford
Martha_Stafford
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gptkbp:died
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August 28, 1993
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Kansas
gptkb:University_of_Oregon
gptkb:University_of_Washington
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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"The poem is a way of being."
"The way it is."
"There is a thread you follow."
"What you do is a result of what you think."
"You are not lost."
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gptkbp:genre
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poetry
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Stafford
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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nature
personal experience
American_landscape
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkb:Robert_Frost
gptkb:William_Carlos_Williams
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gptkbp:knownFor
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social justice themes
nature themes
poetic voice
spirituality in poetry
accessible poetry
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Way It Is
Writing_the_Australian_Crawl
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gptkbp:occupation
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poet
teacher
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Portland,_Oregon
gptkb:Kansas
gptkb:Lake_Oswego,_Oregon
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gptkbp:spouse
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Helen_Stafford
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