08 Mar 2014
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Poetry analyzed, Theodore Roethke
When A Parent Is Able To Share His Being And The Child – To Overcome Fear Of Otherness The title emphasizes that this is the waltz of the father; the son is an obedient, dutiful participant less than overjoyed by what he is doing… Kerry Michael Wood, 2010 In “My Papa’s Waltz” Roethke reminisces and […]
06 Feb 2014
Posted by victor as Discussion and Mind-Probing, Poetry analyzed, Theodore Roethke
The Poet As A Psychoanalyst Of His Own Past and His Own Sinful Innocence A mind too active is no mind at all; the deep eye sees the shimmer of the stone… Theodore Roethke Pickle Belt The fruit rolled by all day. They prayed the cogs would creep; They thought about Saturday pay, And Sunday […]