Classic and Contemporary Poetry

LYING AWAKE, by WILLIAM DEWITT SNODGRASS            Poem Explanation     Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: This moth caught in the room tonight
Last Line: And turn him out toward living. Yet %we don't: we take things as they are
Alternate Author Name(s): Gardons, S. S.; Mcconnell, Will; Snodgrass, W. D.
Subject(s): Moths; Passivity