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He was an American that delighted in the lyrical prose that is "so unusual in contemporary American poetry" (Montague 561). Like Robert Frost, Roethke was a poet of
nature, but his mysticism is reminiscent of William Blake (Parini 3). Born in Saginaw, Michigan to a family that made its living off the land, Theodore Roethke would travel many
miles in his lifetime, but never forgot where he came from. After graduating from the University of Michigan, it didnt take Roethke long to heed his poetic calling.
In his analysis of the poets work, Jay Parini observes, "His images derive from the dream world of his Michigan childhood, and one soon finds that a few key symbols
operate throughout his work, most important the Father (who is alternately the poets biological father, Otto Roethke, or God), the greenhouse, and the open field (where illuminations generally occur).
There are minor symbols in this cluster, too--the wind (spirit), the stone (associated with transcendental experiences) and the tree (selfhood). The image of Woman as mother, lover, or sister
is present from the beginning, taking on greater significance in the middle and later periods" (4). Like his Romantic predecessors, Roethke looked at the human experience through natures eyes.
The landscape was Roethkes own life, and his experiences were the word pictures he sketched upon its canvas. To fully appreciate Roethke, one must understand that nature was
not separate and distinct from human life. Evolution initiates change that moves man further from his natural origins, but there is a connection that invariably pulls him back during
moments of contemplation. In one of Roethkes most compelling recurring images, that of the lost son, unlike the mythical heros journey, that of mortal man is flawed (like man
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