{"product_id":"after-the-point-of-no-return-paperback","title":"After the Point of No Return - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Wagoner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wagoner's words are a living link to the world, enacting it so vitally that they feel like natural facts.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"After the Point of No Return\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfter that moment when you've lost all reason\u003cbr\u003efor going back where you started, when going ahead\u003cbr\u003eis no longer a Yes or No, but a matter of fact, \u003cbr\u003eyou'll need to weigh, on the one hand, what will seem, \u003cbr\u003eon the other, almost nothing against something \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eslightly more than nothing and must choose\u003cbr\u003eagain and again, at points of fewer and fewer\u003cbr\u003echances to guess, when and which way to turn.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat's when you might stop thinking about stars\u003cbr\u003eand storm clouds, the direction of wind, \u003cbr\u003ethe difference between rain and snow, the time\u003cbr\u003e of day or the lay of the land, about which trees\u003cbr\u003emean water, which birds know what you need\u003cbr\u003eto know before it's too late, or what's right here\u003cbr\u003eunder your feet, no longer able to tell you \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewhere it was you thought you had to go.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Wagoner\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two dozen books of poetry and ten novels. A longtime teacher at University of Washington, he was the editor at \u003ci\u003ePoetry Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6 x 8.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53093291426016,"sku":"9781556593826","price":19.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/0VECwxIhAL9781556593826.webp?v=1781640751","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/after-the-point-of-no-return-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}