Frases de Theodore Roethke
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Theodore Huebner Roethke was an American poet. Roethke is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation.Roethke's work is characterized by its introspection, rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book The Waking, and he won the annual National Book Award for Poetry twice, in 1959 for Words for the Wind and posthumously in 1965 for The Far Field.In the November 1968 edition of The Atlantic Monthly, former U.S. Poet Laureate and author James Dickey wrote Roethke was "in my opinion the greatest poet this country has yet produced."Roethke was also a highly regarded poetry teacher. He taught at University of Washington for fifteen years. His students from that period won two Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry and two others were nominated for the award. "He was probably the best poetry-writing teacher ever," said poet Richard Hugo, who studied under Roethke. Wikipedia  

✵ 25. Maio 1908 – 1. Agosto 1963
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Theodore Roethke: Frases em inglês

“Bless me and the maze I'm in!
Hello, thingy spirit.”

"I Cry, Love! Love!," ll. 20-21
Praise to the End! (1951)

“I bleed my bones, their marrow to bestow
Upon that God who knows what I would know.”

Theodore Roethke livro The Far Field

"The Marrow," ll. 23-24
The Far Field (1964)

“I study the lives on a leaf: the little
Sleepers, numb nudgers in cold dimensions.”

"The Minimal," ll. 1-2
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)

“A lively understandable spirit
Once entertained you.
It will come again.
Be still.
Wait.”

The Lost Son," ll. 168-172
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)

“Being, not doing, is my first joy.”

Theodore Roethke livro The Far Field

"The Abyss," l. 100
The Far Field (1964)

“Nothing would give up life:
Even the dirt kept breathing a small breath.”

"Root Cellar," ll. 10-11
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)

“Mother of quartz, your words writhe into my ear.
Renew the light, lewd whisper.”

"The Shape of the Fire," ll. 54 - 55
The Lost Son and Other Poems (1948)

“God bless the roots!”

Theodore Roethke livro The Far Field

Body and soul are one!
The small become the great, the great the small;
The right thing happens to the happy man.
"The Right Thing," ll. 7-9
The Far Field (1964)

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