Theodore Roethke
The 20th Century harbored a considerable multitude of good poetry and exceptional artists. Individual conventions varied greatly in style and state of expression. As the general reality of the times became more caustic, poetry and expression grew more unbridled. Denoted by the universal term, “modern,” all published creative output from the last 100 years was recognized as unadulterated and “free.” Though all 20th Century literature is gathered into the “contemporary” genre, it ranges in style and subject matter more than any other literature from past eras of world history. Theodore Roethke was an American growing up in the 1900s. He was born into an uncommonly affluent family. His father owned the largest greenhouse operation in Michigan. He passed his years very close to nature and sorrow. In his adolescent years, his father passed away under the painstaking strain of cancer. He did very well in college thereafter, graduating from the University of Michigan as magna cum laude. He studied la
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