Theodore roethke biography summary
Theodore roethke biography summary
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Theodore Roethke
Pulitzer Prize winning American poet (1908–1963)
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| Born | Theodore Huebner Roethke May 25, 1908 Saginaw, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 1963(1963-08-01) (aged 55) Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Michigan (BA, MA) Harvard University |
| Genre | American poetry |
| Notable works | The Waking, The Lost Son, The Far Field, Words for the Wind |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award |
Theodore Huebner Roethke (RET-kee;[1] May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was an American poet.
He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and the annual National Book Award for Poetry on two occasions: in 1959 for Words for the Wind,[2] and posthumously