W. D. Snodgrass Quotes

United States, Poet
January 5, 1926 – January, 13, 2009.

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.

Late April and you are three; today

W. D. Snodgrass
- Children
- Today
- Dog
You must call up every strength you own

W. D. Snodgrass
- Up
- Strength
- Mask

I've been accused of humanizing the Nazis, to which I can only say, you can't blame me for that. God did that. Go talk to him. It's a strange thing for an atheist to say.

W. D. Snodgrass
- God
- Strange
- Blame
I have not learned how often I Can win, can love, but choose to die.

W. D. Snodgrass
- Die
- Winning
- I Can
in darkness and in hedges

W. D. Snodgrass
- Darkness
- Loneliness
- Tone
I taught myself to name my name,

W. D. Snodgrass
- Men
- Education
- Names
And you, whiner, who wastes your time

W. D. Snodgrass
- Time
- Earth
- Evil
The sleek, expensive girls I teach,

W. D. Snodgrass
- Women
- Girl
- Years