Roethke
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“In a dark time,” Theodore Roethke wrote, “the eye begins to see.”
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2023
“In a dark time,” poet Theodore Roethke wrote, “the eye begins to see.”
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
Local poets share some of their favorite poems by the Holy Trinity of Washington poetry: Richard Hugo, Kizer and Theodore Roethke.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
“There are poets wildly acclaimed during their lifetimes,” she says, “and then the minute they die, no one mentions them again. Roethke has a life well beyond his demise.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2021
One was Words for the Wind, by Theodore Roethke, and this is what I found in there: I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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