Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166).

Editor's note -- "These mornings": a poem from 1944 -- What is left for us: an introduction / by Kim Stafford. The mob scene at McNeil: a chapter from Down in My Heart ; Citizen here on Earth: selections from the Daily Writings, 1951-1993. A ritual to read to each other: poems. Learning -- Explaining the big one -- At the bomb testing site -- At the grave of my brother: bomber pilot -- A message from the wanderer -- At the un-national monument along the Canadian border -- Peace walk -- Watching the jet planes dive -- A ritual to read to each other -- Thinking for Berky -- A dedication -- Men -- Entering history -- Objector -- Serving with Gideon -- For the unknown enemy -- Ground zero (December 1982) -- Five A.M. -- Poetry -- Something to declare -- Allegiances -- Our kind -- How it is -- 1940 -- In camp -- Ground zero [June 1982] -- The animal that drank up sound -- The star in the hills -- Clash -- November -- "Are you Mr. William Stafford?" -- Family statements -- December -- Children will play -- Macho history -- A memorial -- Pretend you live in a room -- State of the Union -- They suffer for us -- Losers -- For the Oregon House session, 13 April 1987. Some questions about victory: notes, statements, and interviews on pacifism -- Notes to some poems -- William E. Stafford, 1914-1993 -- Other sources for information about William Stafford and pacifism.