Further Reading
Egan, Catherine, ‘‘A Cycle of Identity: W. D. Snodgrass’
Pseudonym S. S. Gardons,’’ inJournal of Undergraduate
Research, University of Rochester, Vol. 1, No. 1, Fall
2002, pp. 11–13.
Egan examines the factors that drove Snod-
grass, after the resounding success ofHeart’s
Needle, to publish his next volume,Remains,
under a pen name.
Royko, David,Voices of Children of Divorce, Golden
Books, 1999.
Royko includes dozens of interviews with chil-
dren of divorced parents, showing the range of
emotionsthatchildrencan experienceasaresult.
Snodgrass, W. D.,W. D. Snodgrass in Conversation with
Philip Hoy, Between the Lines, 1998.
This eighty-page book is full of the poet’s anec-
dotes and reflections on other poets.
Turco, Lewis, ‘‘The Poetics of W. D. Snodgrass,’’ in
Hollins Critic, June 1993, pp. 1–10.
This overview of Snodgrass’s work includes
thorough analyses of a few of his poems and
helps readers understand his overall style.Heart’s Needle