W. D. Snodgrass (Books)

W. D. Snodgrass Books

William De Witt Snodgrass was an American poet whose work is often associated with confessional verse. His early poems, published in prestigious literary journals, were revolutionary for their raw honesty and personal reflection. Through his unique ability to explore the inner landscape of the human psyche and his masterful technique, he profoundly influenced a generation of poets.

Not for Specialists

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"W. D. Snodgrass was one of the finest English-speaking poets of his generation, the generation that came to maturity in the aftermath of the Second World War. Not for Specialists draws on his Pulitzer Prize winning debut volume, Heart's Needle (1959), and on After Experience (1968), Remains (1970, 1985), Selected Poems, 1957-1987, The Fuehrer Bunker (1977, 1995), Kinder Capers (1986-2004), and Each in His Season (1993). It ends with some forty new poems equal in strength to the best of his previous work."--BOOK JACKET