Quote by: Theodore Roethke

I've recovered my tenderness by long looking; I'm a Socrates of small fury. The waves bends with the fish. I'm taught As water teaches stone. Believe me, extremest oriole, I can hear light on a dry day. The world is where we fling it; I'm leaving where I am.


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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