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“ ”from <strong>The Auction</strong>
I left my home with unencumbered will
And all the rubbish of confusion sold.
About Theodore Roethke
Theodore Huebner Roethke (IPA: ['ɹ ɛ t.ki]; RET-key) (25 May 1908 – 1 August 1963) was an American poet who published several volumes of poetry characterized by their rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.
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Additional quotes by Theodore Roethke
I teach my sighs to lengthen into songs,
Yet, like a tree, endure the shift of things.
I may look like a beer salesman, but I'm a poet.
And you just know he knows he knows.