Wagoner, David

Author David Wagoner was born in Ohio. He received a B.A. from Penn State, where he later taught, and where he came under the charismatic influence of Theodore Roethke. From his position at the University of Washington, Wagoner has created an inconspicuous but remarkable body of work, including novels, stories, and especially poems. A writer's writer, Wagoner remains little-known, but his readable, praiseworthy, and influential body of work is known and admired by his colleagues.

Poet and novelist David Wagoner was educated at Penn State and Indiana, and has taught at Penn State and Washington. A gifted and entertaining poet, the eminent readibility of his work can cause the complexity of his verse to be underappreciated. His subject matter is often the American Northwest, and his themes are frequently the overarching themes of understanding and existence.

American poet, author, and editor; b. 1926.