Quote by: Theodore Roethke

When true love broke my heart in half, I took the whiskey from the shelf, And told my neighbors when to laugh. I keep a dog, and bark myself.


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Author Bio


  • NameTheodore Roethke
  • DescriptionAmerican poet
  • BornMay 25, 1908
  • DiedAugust 1, 1963
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Bollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award