Theodore Roethke quotes
Theodore Roethke was an influential American poet renowned for his introspective and nature-inspired verse. His work explores themes of childhood, the natural world, and the complexities of the human psyche. He is remembered as one of the most important poets of the twentieth century in the United States. Here are 114 of his quotes:
I always felt mean, jogging back over the logging road,
As if I had broken the natural order of things in that swampland;
Disturbed some rhythm, old and of vast importance,
By pulling off flesh from the living planet;
As if I had committed, against the whole scheme of life, a desecration.
Theodore Roethke
Theodore Roethke
Occupation: American Poet
Born: May 25, 1908
Died: August 1, 1963
Quotes count: 114
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