The first David Wagoner poem I was exposed to was "Lost." It has become one of my favorite poems, right next to a St. Vincent Millay, a Rumi, and a Rilke. "Lost" happens to be in this fine collection, which is one of the reasons I bought it. But don't worry about becoming lost when you read Wagoner--unless it is lost for words, lost in thought, or just plain lost within the text when you read him.
David Wagoner manages to be accessible and profound at the same time, not an easy thing to do as well as he does it. I don't know about you, but I often find one or two poems I really like in any book of poetry. The rest are often okay, but don't make me dumbstruck like the best poems do. But one poem after another, Wagoner has me. His writing isn't just honest (though it is that), it isn't just from the heart (though it is surely that). It seems to come from a deep well of wisdom within him, and David Wagoner is the kind of guy you'd love to chat with over a pint or two for hours in some quiet pub. Or at least I would.
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