W. D. Snodgrass (1926–2009)
Autore di Heart's Needle
Sull'Autore
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, mostra altro 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) mostra meno
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) William De Witt Snodgrass used the pseudonym S. S. Gardons.
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Opere di W. D. Snodgrass
Opere correlate
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 917 copie
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Collaboratore — 452 copie
Lark in the Morning: The Verses of the Troubadours, a Bilingual Edition (2005) — Traduttore — 92 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Snodgrass, William De Witt
- Altri nomi
- Gardons, S. S.
- Data di nascita
- 1926-01-05
- Data di morte
- 2009-01-13
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Erieville, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- Istruzione
- Geneva College
University of Iowa (BA, MA, MFA) - Attività lavorative
- professor
poet
translator
critic - Organizzazioni
- United States Navy (WWII)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1972) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (1972)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1960) - Nota di disambiguazione
- William De Witt Snodgrass used the pseudonym S. S. Gardons.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 23
- Opere correlate
- 17
- Utenti
- 368
- Popolarità
- #65,433
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 30
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?