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Theodore Roethke
(1908 - 1963 / US)

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Theodore Huebner Roethke was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of Otto Roethke and Helen Huebner, who, along with an uncle owned a local greenhouse. As a child, he spent much time in the greenhouse observing nature. Roethke grew up in Saginaw, attending Aurthur Hill High School, where he gave a spe .. .. more >>

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1		Child on Top of a Greenhouse
2		Cuttings (later)
3		Dolor
4		Elegy For Jane
5		Epidermal Macabre
6		I Knew a Woman
7		In A Dark Time
8		Journey into the Interior
9		My Papa's Waltz
10		Night Journey
11		Once More, the Round
12		Pickle Belt
13		selections from I Am! Said the Lamb
14		She
15		Snake
16		The Bat
17		The Far Field
18		The Geranium
19		The Meadow Mouse
20		The Minimal

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"The self persists like a dying star,
In sleep, afraid."
Theodore Roethke (1908-1963), U.S. poet. Meditation at Oyster River (l. 24-25). . . Modern American Poetry. Louis Untermeyer, ed. (8th rev. ed., 1962) Harcourt, Brace and Company.

"The whisky on your breath
Could make a small boy dizzy;
But I hung on like death;
Such waltzing was not easy."
Theodore Roethke (1908-1963), U.S. poet. My Papa's Waltz (l. 1-4). . . Norton Anthology of Poetry, The. Alexander W. Allison and others, eds. (3d ed., 1983) W. W. Norton & Company.

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Theodore Roethke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theodore Roethke suffered a heart attack in a friend's swimming pool in 1963 and died on Bainbridge Island, Washington, aged 55. The pool was later filled ...
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Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Theodore Roethke
An Academy of American Poets poetry "exhibit," including a short biography, selected poems (with a single audio recording), and links to further resources ...
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Selected Poems of Theodore Roethke
Theodore Roethke · mercy · lordy · heavens · pow · Epidermal Macabre · The Geranium · Journey into the Interior · In a Dark Time · The Waking ...
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Theodore Roethke
The Unofficial Site of Theodore Roethke, American Poet.
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