<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/fall-2012/poetic-honor-william-stafford.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Poetic Honor for William Stafford</title><excerpt>During World War II, poet William Stafford (1914-93) spent two years in the Los Padres National Forest north of Santa Barbara working in the Los Prietos Civilian Public Service Camp. For the past six years, Paul Willis, professor of English at Westmont and poet laureate of Santa Barbara, has organized an annual reading of Stafford’s poetry close to the site of the camp. Thanks to his efforts, a sign now marks its location and honors Stafford.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/inline-images/news_side_stafford500.jpg" alt="poet"/>
        </image><caption/><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...</description></item>