W. D. Snodgrass (1926–2009)
Author of Heart's Needle
About the Author
Poet W. D. Snodgrass was born on January 5, 1926. After serving as a Navy typist during World War II, he received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Iowa. With the publication of Heart's Needle (1959) a collection of confessional poetry that won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize, show more Snodgrass gained immediate fame as one of the best poets to come out of the 1950s. Snodgrass's later poetry is much less directly personal, as he learned to deal with some of the major historical events of his time. His wrote more than 30 books of poetry, criticism and translations including After Experience (1967) and The Fuehrer Bunker (1977). He taught at numerous colleges including Cornell University, Wayne State University and the University of Delaware. He died from lung cancer on January 13, 2009 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
William De Witt Snodgrass used the pseudonym S. S. Gardons.
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Works by W. D. Snodgrass
Associated Works
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 930 copies
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Contributor — 452 copies
Lark in the Morning: The Verses of the Troubadours, a Bilingual Edition (2005) — Translator — 93 copies
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- Legal name
- Snodgrass, William De Witt
- Other names
- Gardons, S. S.
- Birthdate
- 1926-01-05
- Date of death
- 2009-01-13
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place of death
- Erieville, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Education
- Geneva College
University of Iowa (BA, MA, MFA) - Occupations
- professor
poet
translator
critic - Organizations
- United States Navy (WWII)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1972) - Awards and honors
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1972)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1960) - Disambiguation notice
- William De Witt Snodgrass used the pseudonym S. S. Gardons.
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of the living world you haunt,
have you learned what habits lead you
to hunt what you don't want;
learned who does not need you;
learned you are no one here?