Review: 'The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke' by Theodore Roethke

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'The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke' by Theodore Roethke, 272 pages - Instagram @c_reads_books

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The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke is a collection of all of the poet Theodore Roethke’s poems, as you can tell from the title. It contains 200 poems on various subjects and themes, as well as in various styles and structures. The collection is separated into the books that originally published the poems in chronological order.

I overall enjoyed this poetry collection. Some of the poems I naturally liked and related to more than others, with some of my favorites being titled What Can I Tell My Bones?, Journey to the Interior, The Rose, and On the Quay. This collection definitely showed Roethke’s range of ability and talent in writing. It was impressive how many different styles and themes he touched on in only 272 pages. I would recommend this collection to anyone who likes poetry or is trying to get into poetry, because there is such a wide range within this book!