Roethke, Theodore

Roethke, Theodore (Huebner)

(1908–63) poet; born in Saginaw, Mich. He studied at the University of Michigan (B.A. 1924; M.A. 1936) and Harvard (1930–31). He taught at many institutions, notably the University of Washington: Seattle (1947–63). He is known for lyrical poetry of growth and decay, as seen in his posthumous collection, The Far Field (1964).

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