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W.D. Snodgrass has Died

Originally Published: January 14, 2009

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The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that Pulitzer Prize winning poet W.D. Snodgrass died early yesterday morning at his home after a long battle with lung cancer.
The blog post includes a video of the poet's last public reading, as well as further details.
David Yezzi also reports the news on the Best American Poetry blog, and Edward Byrnne gives his appreication here.
Hilary Holladay conducted a revealing interview with Snodgrass here, in which he talks about his influences, his public persona, and his late books.

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