W. D. Snodgrass | |
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Born | William De Witt Snodgrass January 5, 1926 Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, US |
Died | January 13, 2009 Erieville, New York, US | (aged 83)
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Occupation | Poet, professor |
Education | Geneva College University of Iowa (BA, MA, MFA) |
Literary movement | Confessional poetry |
Notable works | Heart's Needle |
Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1960) |
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Children | 2 |
William De Witt Snodgrass (January 5, 1926 – January 13, 2009) was an American poet who also wrote under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons. He won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.