Celebrate the life and work of William Stafford at the eighth-annual William Stafford
Birthday Poetry Reading on Sunday, January 14 th at 2 pm at The Confluence in Twisp.
Featured readers include members of the Confluence Poets. The reading is hosted by
Confluence Poets co-founder Cindy Williams Gutiérrez who has a long history with the
Friends of William Stafford and has participated in this commemorative literary event in
Oregon and Washington for over 15 years. To honor Stafford’s lifelong work as a
pacifist, middle schoolers from Liberty Bell High School and Paschal Sherman Indian
School will read their own epistolary poems written to a stranger or enemy. Bring your
favorite Stafford poem or story to share! Free admission.