Tag Archives: theodore roethke
“In a Dark Time”
I was sitting with my friend Curtis in his backyard the other night. It was balmy for March. I had my feet up and I was smoking a nice Arturo Fuente and drinking Curtis’s fine bourbon over ice. Since Curtis … Read more
“I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.”
A few weeks ago I shared a poem with you here called “I Knew a Woman,” by Theodore Roethke. I seem to be in my Roethke period. Whenever I read someone who says, better than I ever could, what I … Read more
What’s freedom for? To know eternity.
I spent last evening reading Theodore Roethke. So here’s a gift. “I Knew a Woman” is perhaps the most famous of his poems, but the best poems are like your dearest friends—if they show up unexpectedly, it’s always worthwhile to … Read more
Do Not Go Gentle into that Bucket of Pine-Sol
I’ve never understood why I have to do stuff. Why can’t I just sit here? Or better yet, just lie here? Go ahead—leave me be and in seconds I’ll be supine. You won’t have to look far to find me . … Read more
TED THE CAT
Ted the Cat (1994-present) is a domestic shorthair blogger and vers libre poet. He also enjoys sleeping, eating, and lurking. Ted the Cat co-habits with Kaze,
also a blogger at 317am.net.
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Kaze
Kaze is Washington DC area writing guru Steve Altman. The nickname is Japanese for “the wind.” Read more »
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Ras at Texas BBQ in DC, site of lunchtime chats with Kaze on the art and agony of writing. Ras is also known in some publishing circles as George Clack. Read more »