Poet of the Week - Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke     Theodore Huebner Roethke (IPA: ['ɹ ɛ t.ki]; RET-key) (May 25, 1908 – August 1, 1963) was a United States poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.  Theodore Roethke   Click here for more information on this poet.