Theodore Roethke

Saginaw, Michigan, United States

May 25, 1908

Aspect Legend

Square

Quincunx

Sextile

Opposition

Trine

Minor aspects

Bio

Theodore Huebner Roethke (/ˈrɛtki/ RET-kee; May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet who published several volumes of influential and critically acclaimed verse. He is widely regarded as among 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.In the November 1968 edition of the Atlantic Monthly, former U.S. Poet Laurete and author James Dickey wrote Roethke was: "...in my opinion the greatest poet this country has yet produced." In 2012, he was featured on a United States postage stamp as one of ten great 20th Century American poets.

Updated: 2023-10-11

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