About Theodore Roethke
1908 - 1963/AmericanTheodore Roethke was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1908. As a child, he spent much time in the greenhouse owned by his father and uncle. His impressions of the natural world contained there would later profoundly influence the subjects and imagery of his
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Poetry & Stories
Epidermal Macabre
Indelicate is he who loathesThe aspect of his fleshy clothes, --
Pickle Belt
The fruit rolled by all day.They prayed the cogs would creep;
The Geranium
When I put her out, once, by the garbage pail,She looked so limp and bedraggled,
The Far Field
II dream of journeys repeatedly:Of flying like a bat deep into a narrowing tunnel
Night Journey
Now as the train bears west,Its rhythm rocks the earth,
About Theodore Roethke
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Who is Theodore Roethke?
1908 - 1963/AmericanTheodore Roethke was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1908. As a child, he spent much time in the greenhouse owned by his father and uncle.
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Kavishala has 12 poems and stories by Theodore Roethke, free to read on this page, along with selected quotes you can share.
Poems & Stories by Theodore Roethke
Epidermal Macabre
Indelicate is he who loathesThe aspect of his fleshy clothes, --
Pickle Belt
The fruit rolled by all day.They prayed the cogs would creep;
The Geranium
When I put her out, once, by the garbage pail,She looked so limp and bedraggled,
The Far Field
II dream of journeys repeatedly:Of flying like a bat deep into a narrowing tunnel
Night Journey
Now as the train bears west,Its rhythm rocks the earth,
In a Dark Time
In a dark time, the eye begins to see,I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;
Elegy for Jane (My student, thrown by a horse)
I remember the neckcurls, limp and damp as tendrils;And her quick look, a sidelong pickerel smile;
My Papa's Waltz
The whiskey on your breathCould make a small boy dizzy;
Journey into the Interior
In the long journey out of the self,There are many detours, washed-out interrupted raw places
The Waking
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I Knew a Woman
I knew a woman, lovely in her bones,When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them;
The Reckoning
All profits disappear: the gainOf ease, the hoarded, secret sum;
Selected Quotes by Theodore Roethke (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
In a dark time, the eye begins to see,I meet my shadow in the deepening shade;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
The whiskey on your breathCould make a small boy dizzy;
The fruit rolled by all day.They prayed the cogs would creep;
All profits disappear: the gainOf ease, the hoarded, secret sum;
II dream of journeys repeatedly:Of flying like a bat deep into a narrowing tunnel
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