Theodore Roethke
"My Papa's Waltz" and other poems

Analyzing Poetic Devices: Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays" and Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz"
Students will study both the content and the form of these two poems, closely analyzing how each poem's use of poetic devices helps to convey and emphasize the poem's meaning.

"Elegy for Jane"
Audiofile of the poem read by Roethke, text of the poem.

Theodore Roethke
Brief biography and links to some poems, including an audio file of "My Papa's Waltz."

Theodore Roethke
Links to "Epidermal Macabre," "The Geranium," "Journey into the Interior," "In a Dark Time," "The Waking," "I Knew a Woman," "The Reckoning," "Night Journey," "My Papa's Waltz," "Elegy for Jane," and "The Far Field." Follow links to biography and related links.

Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz"
A deconstructionist reading of the poem. This document requires Adobe Reader for access.

"The Sloth"
Audiofile (read by Roethke) and text of the poem.

Writing Poetry like Pros
This extensive set of lessons includes an activity using Theodore Roethke's "The Donkey" in Lesson 1, Group 5.