Jakob Gowell at William Stafford Birthday Celebration at Linfield College

Jakob Gowell

It is traditional at the William Stafford Birthday Celebration to invite members of the audience to present a poem by William Stafford and to read a poem of their own.

Jakob Gowell recently graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa.  He talked about reading letters from his grandfather and discovering and connecting with his grandfather who he never knew. He recited two poems,  William Stafford's poem "Traveling In The Dark" and a poem by Edna St Vincent Mellay "Conscientious Objector" . He read a poem of his own.

His recital of the poems was easy and natural, in keeping with the William Stafford approach.

The one hour Meadowlake Studios Encounter of the William Stafford Celegration will air on McMinnville Community Media