Theodore Roethke ( /ˈrɛtki/ RET-kee; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm, rhyming, 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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Famous quotes by theodore roethke:
“All lovers live by longing, and endure:
Summon a vision and declare it pure.”
—Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)
“In the first of the moon,
All’s a scattering,
A shining.”
—Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)
“I’m cold. I’m cold all over. Rub me in father and mother.
Fear was my father, Father Fear.
His look drained the stones.”
—Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)
“The living all assemble! What’s the cue?—
Do what the clumsy partner wants to do!”
—Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)