Websites
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Here's a great biography of Roethke from the folks at the Poetry Foundation.
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Here's a link to more than 30 of Ted's poems.
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This is a link to the Roethke Home Museum.
Video
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This link connects you to several Roethke videos. Check out the one titled "Theodore Roethke Endowment" for an interesting look at the poet's legacy.
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We just couldn't help but share this super-professor's discussion of the poem.
Audio
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Here is the man reading his poem.
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Scroll down to find links where you can hear Roethke read "My Papa's Waltz" with commentary by 2006 US Poet Laureate Donald Hall. There is also a link to recordings of Roethke as part of the Essential American Poets series. Check out the 5 min. 52 sec. mark to hear Roethke read "Elegy for Jane."
Images
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Ted is looking pretty serious in this one.
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This short article about Roethke the teacher includes a good picture of the poet at his desk in teacher-mode.
Articles and Interviews
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Roethke's boyhood home is still standing—tours are available.
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This is an interesting remembrance of Roethke from one of his former students.
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This article about Roethke includes a photo of the poet with his wife, Beatrice.
Books
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Here's a look at the book that contains "Elegy for Jane."
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Flip through Roethke's collected poems here.
Movies and TV
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Here's a short film about Roethke from 1964 called In a Dark Time. At the 12 min. mark he reads "Elegy for Jane."