Theodore Roethke

Jay Parini's biography of the poet, Theodore Roethke. Parini views Roethke through the lens of a Romantic poet. With this incredibly researched and well written work, Parini reaffirms Roethke's reputation as a poet that came into his own after the publication of &quote;The Lost Son,&quote; and then continued to develop from there and greatly extended his reputation with further works.