Background
SNODGRASS, William was born on January 5, 1926 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bruce DeWitt Snodgrass and Helen J. Murchie.
SNODGRASS, William was born on January 5, 1926 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Bruce DeWitt Snodgrass and Helen J. Murchie.
State University of Iowa.
Instructor, English Department, Cornell University, Ithaca 57, University of Rochester 1957-1958. Professor English Department, Wayne State University 1959-1968. Professor English and Speech, Syracuse University 1968-1976.
Distinguished Professor, of Creative Writing and Contemporary.
Heart’s Needle 1959, After Experience 1968, In Radical Pursuit (critical essays) 1975, The Fuhrer Bunker (poems) 1977, Six Troubadour Songs (translated with music), Traditional Hungarian Songs (translated with music) 1978, If Birds Build with your Hair 1979, The Boy Made of Meat 1983, Six Minnesinger Songs (translated with music) 1983, Magda Goebbels (poems) 1983, D.D. Byrde Callyng Jennie Wrenn (poem) 1984, The Four Seasons 1984, Remains 1985, The Death of Cock Robin 1987, Selected Poems, 1957-1987 1987, W. D.’s Midnight Cameval 1989.
National Institute of Arts and Letters since 1972, Academy American Poets since 1973.
Married 1st Lila Jean Hank in 1946 (divorced in 1953), one daughter. Married 2nd Janice Marie Wilson in 1954 (divorced in 1966), one son one daughter. Married 3rd Camille Rykowski in 1967 (divorced in 1978).
Married 4th Kathleen Brown in 1985.