Wind on the Waves - by Kim Stafford (Hardcover)
Similar Products
Products of same category from the store
All
Product info
<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p> <i>Wind on the Waves</i> is a collection of fifty-two stories that embody the beauty, mystery, and allure of Oregon's magnificent coast. Written by award-winning author and poet Kim Stafford, these wonderful vignettes celebrate the people, towns, wildlife, culture, and natural beauty of one of America's most rugged, beautiful, and enchanting coastlines. <i>Wind on the Waves </i>evokes the feelings of wonder and joy, the miracle of existence, the significance of humanity--and its insignificance compared to the power of the sea. Being open to the world is a gift--one which Kim Stafford has shared so well. These words from one of Oregon's most influential writers are the song of life sung on the stage of the shore, and the wind, and the waves.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Wind on the Waves</i> is a collection of fifty-two stories that embody the beauty, mystery, and allure of Oregon's magnificent coast. Written by award-winning author and poet Kim Stafford, these wonderfully written vignettes celebrate the people, towns, wildlife, culture, and natural beauty of one of America's most rugged, beautiful, and enchanting coast lines. Wind on the Waves evokes the feelings of wonder and joy, the miracle of existence, the significance of humanity--and its insignificance compared to the power of the sea. Being open to the world is a gift--one which Kim Stafford has shared so well. These words from one of Oregon's most influential writers are the song of life sung on the stage of the shore, and the wind, and the waves.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><P>"Wind on the Waves" is a collection of fifty-two stories that embody the beauty, mystery, and allure of Oregon's magnificent coast. Written by award-winning author and poet Kim Stafford, these wonderfully written vignettes celebrate the people, towns, wildlife, culture, and natural beauty of one of America's most rugged, beautiful, and enchanting coast lines. "Wind on the Waves "evokes the feelings of wonder and joy, the miracle of existence, the significance of humanity--and its insignificance compared to the power of the sea. Being open to the world is a gift--one which Kim Stafford has shared so well. These words from one of Oregon's most influential writers are the song of life sung on the stage of the shore, and the wind, and the waves.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p> Kim Stafford has taught since 1979 at Lewis and Clark College, where he is the founding director of the Northwest Writing Institute and codirector of the Documentary Studies program. He also serves as the literary executor for the estate of William Stafford. He has worked as an oral historian, letterpress printer, editor, photographer, teacher, and visiting writer in communities and colleges across the country, and in Italy, Scotland, and Bhutan. Stafford has published a dozen books of poetry and prose, including <i>The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft</i>; <i>Early Morning: Remembering My Father, William Stafford</i>; and <i>Having Everything Right: Essays of Place</i>. He has received two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, the Oregon Governor's Arts Award, and a Western States Book Award.</p>
Price History
Price Archive shows prices from various stores, lets you see history and find the cheapest. There is no actual sale on the website. For all support, inquiry and suggestion messagescommunication@pricearchive.us