Roethke

American  

[ret-kuh] / ˈrɛt kə /

noun

1. Theodore, 1908–63, U.S. poet and teacher.

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Roethke British  

/ ˈrɛtkə /

noun

1. Theodore . 1908–63, US poet, whose books include Words for the Wind (1957) and The Far Field (1964)

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Example Sentences

“In a dark time,” Theodore Roethke wrote, “the eye begins to see.”

From Salon

“In a dark time,” poet Theodore Roethke wrote, “the eye begins to see.”

From Salon

This was the place where poet Theodore Roethke, a regular, was said to have celebrated his 1954 Pulitzer.

From Seattle Times

Local poets share some of their favorite poems by the Holy Trinity of Washington poetry: Richard Hugo, Kizer and Theodore Roethke.

From Seattle Times

His 1963 song cycle “Poems of Love and the Rain” used the work of Emily Dickinson, Donald Windham, Jack Larson and Theodore Roethke, among others.

From New York Times