Watch In a Dark Time - Theodore Roethke, 1964

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. THEODORE ROETHKE, U.S. POET, IMPARTS HIS VIEWS ON THE SOURCES AND FUNCTIONS OF POETRY, EXPLAINS HIS APPROACH TO WRITING AND GIVES BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ABOUT HIMSELF. HE ALSO READS SOME OF HIS WORKS WHICH SHOW HIS BELIEF THAT POETS SHOULD REVEAL EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR NATURE.

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