{"product_id":"sound-of-the-ax-aphorisms-and-poems-paperback","title":"Sound of the Ax: Aphorisms and Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent Wixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSound of the Ax\u003c\/i\u003e 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 from the thousands of wise, witty, and penetrating statements he created in over forty years of daily writing in his journal. In keeping with Stafford's varied interests, the aphorisms in \u003ci\u003eSound of the Ax\u003c\/i\u003e explore many topics-war and peace, involvement, aging, appearances, fear, egotism, writing, nature, animals, suffering, faith, living an ethical life, and so on-with his incisive view. The poems are either made up entirely or primarily aphorisms, and range from the well-known \"Things I Learned Last Week\" to some never before collected. Readers will find much to enjoy and to think about here, and will return over and over to \u003ci\u003eSound of the Ax\u003c\/i\u003e for inspiration, pleasure, and wisdom from an author noted for his integrity and mindful living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Wixon\u003c\/b\u003e, scholar in the William Stafford Archives, is the author of three books of poetry: \u003ci\u003eBlue Moon, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Square Grove, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSeed.\u003c\/i\u003e He has coproduced documentary films on Lawson Inada and William Stafford. His article written with Paul Merchant, \"William Stafford and His First Publishers: The Making of \u003ci\u003eWest of Your City\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTraveling through the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e,\" can be read on the Stafford Archives website. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Merchant\u003c\/b\u003e is the former director of the William Stafford Archives at the Aubrey R. Watzek Library, Lewis \u0026amp; Clark College. He is the author of several poetry collections including \u003ci\u003eBone from a Stag's Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSome Business of Affinity\u003c\/i\u003e. He coedited, with Vincent Wixon, William Stafford's T\u003ci\u003ehe Answers Are Inside the Mountains: Meditations on the Writing Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrossing Unmarked Snow: Further Views on the Writer's Vocation.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 10, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726450061619,"sku":"9780822962960","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dGc5d2pscElyYzNMVDBRWmRCR2hlUT09.webp?v=1763737251","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/sound-of-the-ax-aphorisms-and-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}