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Theodore Roethke

1908-1963 US, Saginaw, Michigan
Spoken Word
A.k.a. Theodore Huebner Roethke

Theodore Huebner Roethke (/ˈrɛtki/ RET-kee; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet. He published several volumes of award-winning and critically acclaimed poetry. Roethke is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation.Roethke's work is characterized by its introspection, rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and he won the annual National Book Award for Poetry twice, in 1959 for Words for the Wind and posthumously in 1965 for The Far Field.

     
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I Knew a Woman on 100 Great Poems - Classic Poets & Beatnik Freaks by Various Artists
Shorter Poems: The Waking on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
Elegy for Jane on 100 Great Poems - Classic Poets & Beatnik Freaks by Various Artists
Love Poems: The Dream / All the Earth, All the Air / Words for the Wind on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
Shorter Poems: Elegy for Jane / My Papa's Waltz on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
Love Poems: I Knew a Woman / The Voice / She / The Other on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
For Children: A Rouse for Stevens / Song for the Squeeze Box on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
Love Poems: The Pure Fury / The Renewal / The Sensualists on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
Love Poems: Love's Progress / The Surly One / The Swan / Memory on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke
For Children: Reply to a Lady Editor / Dinky / The Sloth / The Lady and the Bear on Words for the Wind: Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Reads His PoetryTheodore Roethke1972Album
Twentieth Century Poets In English: Nine Pulitzer Prize Poets Reading Their Own PoemsArchibald MacLeish, Peter Viereck, Theodore Roethke, Richard Wilbur, Robert Penn Warren, Stanley Kunitz, W. D. Snodgrass, Phyllis McGinley, Alan Dugan1963Compil.
Words For The WindTheodore Roethke1962Album
Twentieth Century Poetry In EnglishTheodore Roethke, Witter Bynner / Robert D. Fitzgerald, Marya Zaturenska1954Album
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