He makes us feel better about others. His poems create communities. Similar to Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens, Stafford is a poet in every sense of the word. His poems, understated, with language as clean and clear as sunrise, speak volumes of the human condition and the world around us. After the chores are done I tune and strum.
Nobody hears, nobody cares and the stars go on.
Shipley works for The Seattle Times and anticipates the day when he'll write his own novel for others to review.