| Description |
x, 131 pages ; 23 cm |
| Summary |
"Wagoner's words are a living link to the world, enacting it so vitally that they feel like natural facts."-The Seattle Times. 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." "After the Point of No Return", the moment when you've lost all reason for going back where you started, when going ahead is no longer a Yes or No, but a matter of fact, you'll need to weigh which way to turn. That's when you might stop thinking about stars and storm clouds, the direction of wind, the difference between rain and snow, the time of day or the lay of the land, about which trees mean water, which birds know what you need to know before it's too late, or what's right here under your feet, no longer able to tell you where it was you thought you had to go..."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
American poetry -- 21st century.
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| ISBN |
9781556593826 paperback |
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1556593821 paperback |
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