Theodore Roethke

I have taken an interest in the poetry of Theodore Roethke. Roethke  (1908-1963) was a lover of nature and was intimate with good and the bad. He grew up among the greenhouses his father owned. I like the metaphors that he uses. His style is clear and easy to understand. One example is a line of verse from his poem Four For Sir John Davies: The waves broke easy, cried to me in white. I immediately connected with this line. I'm also a nature lover so Roethke and I share a common passion. Just last night I read five of his poems in an anthology. I have to get a book of his poems and read his biography.