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Theodore Roethke
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Theodore Roethke was an American poet, writer, and teacher born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1908. He was educated at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. His professional career included teaching positions at the University of Washington and Pennsylvania State University. Roethke resided in Michigan, Saginaw, and Washington during his life. He wrote in English and was influenced by Louise Bogan.
Roethke received several awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, the Bollingen Prize, and the Fulbright Scholarship. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His works are held in the National Gallery of Art collection and are recognized in the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award collections. Notable titles include *ON THE POET AND HIS CRAFT SELECTED PROSE OF THEODORE ROETHKE* and various Prentice Hall Literature volumes. He died of a myocardial infarction on August 1, 1963, on Bainbridge Island.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1908
- Died
- 1963
- Works
- 74
Top works
- Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum
- Prentice Hall Literature -- Gold
- ON THE POET AND HIS CRAFT SELECTED PROSE OF THEODORE ROETHKE
- Prentice Hall Literature--Florida--Language and Literacy
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
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Key facts
- Born
- Theodore Huebner Roethke , May 25, 1908, Saginaw, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- August 1, 1963 (1963-08-01) (aged 55), Bainbridge Island, Washington , U.S.
- Occupation
- Teacher poet author
- Education
- University of Michigan ( BA , MA ), Harvard University
- Genre
- American poetry
- Notable works
- The Waking , The Lost Son , The Far Field , Words for the Wind
- Notable awards
- Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Theodore
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saginaw
- Place of death
- Bainbridge Island
- Occupation
- teacher
- Educated at
- University of Michigan
- Employer
- Pennsylvania State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Theodore Roethke in the family greenhouse, Saginaw, Michigan, ca 1920 (PORTRAITS 689).jpg
- Residence
- Washington
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- date of death
- 1963-08-01
- date of birth
- 1908-05-25
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- influenced by
- Louise Bogan
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- ancestral home
- Germany
- writing language
- English language
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- Theodore Roethke
- name in native language
- Theodore Roethke
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Encyclopedic overview
Theodore Huebner Roethke (/ˈrɛtki/ RET-kee; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and the annual National Book Award for Poetry on two occasions: in 1959 for Words for the Wind, and posthumously in 1965 for The Far Field. His work was characterized by a willingness to engage deeply with a multifaceted introspection, and his style was overtly rhythmic, with a skilful use of natural imagery. Roethke's mastery of both free verse and fixed forms was complemented by an intense lyrical quality that drew "from the natural world in all its mystery and fierce beauty."
Roethke was praised by former U.S. Poet Laureate and author James Dickey as "in my opinion the greatest poet this country has yet produced." He was also a respected poetry teacher, and taught at the University of Washington for fifteen years. His students from that period won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry and two others were nominated for the award. "He was probably the best poetry-writing teacher ever," said poet Richard Hugo, who studied under Roethke.
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