Theodore Roethke

Theodore Huebner Roethke (pronounced /eretke/ RET-keh) (May 25, 1908 - August 1, 1963) was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking

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I wake to sleep, and

Theodore Roethke

I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow. I feel my fate in what I cannot fear. I learn by going where I have to go.

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