David Wagoner teaches at the Univer...

David Wagoner teaches at the University of Washington and edits verse Northwest. His poetry is noted for its attention to the agriculture and landscape of the Pacific Northwest. a certain number of of his poems recast Native American mythologies into verse as in "The Songs of Only-One" a series of metrical compositions published in the Summer 1977 issue of Chicago Review. "Staying Alive in a Clear-cut Forest," included here, first appeared in the Spring 1980 issue; WAGONER lately commented on this poem:

I wrote "Staying Alive in a Clear-cut Forest" (and several others: