After the Point of No Return - by David Wagoner (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"David Wagoner's study of American nostalgias is as eloquent as that of James Wright." --Harold Bloom<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Wagoner's words are a living link to the world, enacting it so vitally that they feel like natural facts.--<i>The Seattle Times</i></p><p>In his twenty-fourth book of poetry, David Wagoner reflects on youth, love, regret, and expectation versus reality. Here a master writes at top form, back-dropped by life's curious moments and imagining Jesus as an untidy roommate or considering our final destination in Beginner's Guide to Death.</p><p><b>After the Point of No Return</b></p><p><i>After that moment when you've lost all reason<br>for going back where you started, when going ahead<br>is no longer a Yes or No, but a matter of fact, <br>you'll need to weigh, on the one hand, what will seem, <br>on the other, almost nothing against something <p/>slightly more than nothing and must choose<br>again and again, at points of fewer and fewer<br>chances to guess, when and which way to turn.</i></p><p><i>That's when you might stop thinking about stars<br>and storm clouds, the direction of wind, <br>the difference between rain and snow, the time<br> of day or the lay of the land, about which trees<br>mean water, which birds know what you need<br>to know before it's too late, or what's right here<br>under your feet, no longer able to tell you <p/>where it was you thought you had to go.</i></p><p><b>David Wagoner</b> is the author of two dozen books of poetry and ten novels. A longtime teacher at University of Washington, he was the editor at <i>Poetry Northwest</i>. He lives in Seattle, Washington.</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David Wagoner: David Wagoner, often referred to as the leading poet of the Pacific Northwest, was born in Ohio and raised in Indiana. Before moving to Washington in 1954, Wagoner attended Pennsylvania State University where he was a member of the Naval ROTC and received an M.A. in English from Indiana University. Wagoner was selected to serve as chancellor of the Academy of American Poets in 1978, replacing Robert Lowell, and he served as the editor of Poetry Northwest until its last issue in 2002. Known for his dedication to teaching, he was named a professor emeritus at the University of Washington. Wagoner has been compared stylistically to his longtime teacher and friend, Theodore Roethke. <p/>
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