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Join Roethke Events in Saginaw and Online

Events are offered throughout the year, some at the Roethke House and some through Zoom. Whether you are driving distance from Saginaw, Michigan or you are part of the Roethke diaspora, we hope you will be able to join us at some point. Upcoming and past events are listed below.

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Past Events

Spoken Voices Open Mic, June 15
Spoken Voices Open Mic, June 15
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November 8 • Interconnections of Art, Gardens, and Nature
November 8 • Interconnections of Art, Gardens, and Nature
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November 2 • Notes from the Margins: George Orwell and Philosophy with Peter Brian Barry
November 2 • Notes from the Margins: George Orwell and Philosophy with Peter Brian Barry
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October 14 • An Evening Reading with RS Deeren
October 14 • An Evening Reading with RS Deeren
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October 7 •  Lost in America: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Jared Morningstar
October 7 •  Lost in America: An Evening of Poetry and Conversation with Jared Morningstar
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October 5 • Future Tense: On Writing the Future of Culture with Devon Powers
October 5 • Future Tense: On Writing the Future of Culture with Devon Powers
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September 23 •  Open House - Poetry Reading by Floet
September 23 •  Open House - Poetry Reading by Floet
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September 23 •  Open House - Panel: Publishing 101
September 23 •  Open House - Panel: Publishing 101
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September 22 • Open House - Poetry Open Mic
September 22 • Open House - Poetry Open Mic
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September 9, 2023 •  Hybrid Poetry Performance Workshop with Kelly Mays and Jenifer DeBellis
September 9, 2023 •  Hybrid Poetry Performance Workshop with Kelly Mays and Jenifer DeBellis
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August 26, 2023 •  Hybrid Poetry Revision Workshop
August 26, 2023 •  Hybrid Poetry Revision Workshop
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August 7, 2023 •  Poetry Workshop with Donny Winter: Planting our Roots in Short Form Nature Poetry
August 7, 2023 •  Poetry Workshop with Donny Winter: Planting our Roots in Short Form Nature Poetry
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August 1, 2023 •  Poetry Workshop with Jared Morningstar: Spoken Word, Spoken Passion
August 1, 2023 •  Poetry Workshop with Jared Morningstar: Spoken Word, Spoken Passion
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July 14 •  All Ages Poetry Workshop with Caryl Pagel and Zach Savich
July 14 •  All Ages Poetry Workshop with Caryl Pagel and Zach Savich
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July 13 •  Speaker Series •  Poetry Reading with Caryl Pagel, Hilary Plum, and Zach Savich
July 13 •  Speaker Series •  Poetry Reading with Caryl Pagel, Hilary Plum, and Zach Savich
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June 14 •  Speaker Series •  “Approaching Grief” with Alice Derry
June 14 •  Speaker Series •  “Approaching Grief” with Alice Derry
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May 23 •  Speaker Series • Bernard Quetchenbach – “The Ecological Vision of Theodore Roethke's ‘The Far Field’”
May 23 •  Speaker Series • Bernard Quetchenbach – “The Ecological Vision of Theodore Roethke's ‘The Far Field’”
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May 16 •  Speaker Series • Sarah-Kate Moore – “‘Night Crow’ and Imagery in the Poetry of Theodore Roethke”
May 16 •  Speaker Series • Sarah-Kate Moore – “‘Night Crow’ and Imagery in the Poetry of Theodore Roethke”
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May 9 •  Speaker Series • Aaron Moe – “Animality in the Poetry of Whitman and Roethke”
May 9 •  Speaker Series • Aaron Moe – “Animality in the Poetry of Whitman and Roethke”
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May 2 •  Speaker Series •  Russell Brickey – “The Storm of the Mind vs. Family and Machine in Theodore Roethke's ‘Big Wind'"
May 2 •  Speaker Series •  Russell Brickey – “The Storm of the Mind vs. Family and Machine in Theodore Roethke's ‘Big Wind'"
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March 30 • Hybrid speaker event with Anita Skeen and guest poets Marion Boyer and Carol Davis.
March 30 • Hybrid speaker event with Anita Skeen and guest poets Marion Boyer and Carol Davis.
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March 31 • Panel discussion on aspects of publishing in the creative writing world.
March 31 • Panel discussion on aspects of publishing in the creative writing world.
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March 31 • Poetry Writing workshop with Anita Skeen, Marion Boyer, and Carol V. Davis
March 31 • Poetry Writing workshop with Anita Skeen, Marion Boyer, and Carol V. Davis
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April 11 • Virtual Poetry Workshop with Cindy Hunter Morgan
April 11 • Virtual Poetry Workshop with Cindy Hunter Morgan
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March 18 • Open House with Public Tours and River Junction Poets Reading
March 18 • Open House with Public Tours and River Junction Poets Reading
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March 14, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Anita Skeen & Laura DeLind – To Romp and Sing: The Music of Collaboration
March 14, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Anita Skeen & Laura DeLind – To Romp and Sing: The Music of Collaboration
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Feb 28, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Jeanine Hathaway – When the Muses Refuses
Feb 28, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Jeanine Hathaway – When the Muses Refuses
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Feb 14, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Julia McConnell – Landlocked
Feb 14, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Julia McConnell – Landlocked
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Feb 7, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Colleen Anderson – Sighs and Songs, Sadness and Silliness
Feb 7, 2023 • SPEAKER SERIES • Colleen Anderson – Sighs and Songs, Sadness and Silliness
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August 6, 2022 • OPEN HOUSE POETRY SLAM
August 6, 2022 • OPEN HOUSE POETRY SLAM
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August 5, 2022 • LITERARY HOUSE TOURS
August 5, 2022 • LITERARY HOUSE TOURS
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August 5, 2022 - 6:00 pm • POETRY WORKSHOP
August 5, 2022 - 6:00 pm • POETRY WORKSHOP
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July 19, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • "Nature Poems from Ancient Imperial China" – a presentation by Norma Clack
July 19, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • "Nature Poems from Ancient Imperial China" – a presentation by Norma Clack
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June 21, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • A Reading from 'The Day of the Child' by Arra Lynn Ross
June 21, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • A Reading from 'The Day of the Child' by Arra Lynn Ross
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June 14, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • “A Confluence of Poetry and Fiction” with Jeff Vande Zande and Ken Meisel
June 14, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • “A Confluence of Poetry and Fiction” with Jeff Vande Zande and Ken Meisel
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July 13, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • A reading from 'The Dark Safekeeping' by Gloria Nixon John
July 13, 2022 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • A reading from 'The Dark Safekeeping' by Gloria Nixon John
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May 24, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • David Wojahn – Homegrown Cosmologies: Animism and Elegy in Roethke’s “Where Knock Is Open Wide”
May 24, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • David Wojahn – Homegrown Cosmologies: Animism and Elegy in Roethke’s “Where Knock Is Open Wide”
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May 22, 2022 • POETRY PANEL • Cuttings: When Sprouts Break Out
May 22, 2022 • POETRY PANEL • Cuttings: When Sprouts Break Out
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May 17, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • John Rohrkemper – Excavating Roethke’s “Root Cellar”
May 17, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • John Rohrkemper – Excavating Roethke’s “Root Cellar”
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May 10, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Katharine Bubel and Nicholas Bradley – “The Longing” & “Meditation at Oyster River”: Pacific Pastoral and the Desire for Home in Roethke’s “North American Sequence”
May 10, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Katharine Bubel and Nicholas Bradley – “The Longing” & “Meditation at Oyster River”: Pacific Pastoral and the Desire for Home in Roethke’s “North American Sequence”
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May 3, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Edward Hirsch – Theodore Roethke’s “Cuttings” and “Cuttings (later)”
May 3, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Edward Hirsch – Theodore Roethke’s “Cuttings” and “Cuttings (later)”
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April 26, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Diane Seuss – From Muck We Came, and to Muck We Shall Return: The Midwest, Father-Loss, and Theodore Roethke
April 26, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Diane Seuss – From Muck We Came, and to Muck We Shall Return: The Midwest, Father-Loss, and Theodore Roethke
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April 19, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Dr. Carol Barrett – The Healing Poem: How Does it Work?
April 19, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Dr. Carol Barrett – The Healing Poem: How Does it Work?
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April 12, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Dr. Carol Barrett – Defining Moments: Narrative and Image in the Emotional Shift Poem
April 12, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Dr. Carol Barrett – Defining Moments: Narrative and Image in the Emotional Shift Poem
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April 5, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Anita Skeen – The Ten-Line Poem in the Time of Crisis
April 5, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Anita Skeen – The Ten-Line Poem in the Time of Crisis
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March 29, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Dr. Carol Barrett – Pandemic Poetry: Biting Hard Crackers
March 29, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Dr. Carol Barrett – Pandemic Poetry: Biting Hard Crackers
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March 22, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Jennifer Clement and Suzanne Mollouk – The Creative Life and the Perpetual Question: Is It Madness or Sanity?
March 22, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Jennifer Clement and Suzanne Mollouk – The Creative Life and the Perpetual Question: Is It Madness or Sanity?
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March 15, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Anita Skeen – Home, House, Neighborhood: The Places We Inhabit
March 15, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Anita Skeen – Home, House, Neighborhood: The Places We Inhabit
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March 10, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Art Breeds Art: How We Can Find Creative Inspiration from Other Artists and Their Works
March 10, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Art Breeds Art: How We Can Find Creative Inspiration from Other Artists and Their Works
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March 8, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Stimulating the Satori Moment in Poems
March 8, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Stimulating the Satori Moment in Poems
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March 3, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • All About Careers: How What We Do Reflects Who We Are
March 3, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • All About Careers: How What We Do Reflects Who We Are
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March 1, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • A Gathering of Voices from the Heart of Cascadia
March 1, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • A Gathering of Voices from the Heart of Cascadia
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February 15, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • A Letter to John A. Williams
February 15, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • A Letter to John A. Williams
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February 1, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Native Poets: In their own Voices with Alice Derry and Kate Reavey
February 1, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • Native Poets: In their own Voices with Alice Derry and Kate Reavey
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January 18, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • UNLOCKED: How a Theatre Workshop Broke Down Prison Walls. Richard Hoehler.
January 18, 2022 • SPEAKER SERIES • UNLOCKED: How a Theatre Workshop Broke Down Prison Walls. Richard Hoehler.
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August 13, 2021 • OPEN HOUSE • Poetry Slam
August 13, 2021 • OPEN HOUSE • Poetry Slam
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August 12, 2021 • HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR • Roethke House and Stone House Tour
August 12, 2021 • HISTORIC HOUSE TOUR • Roethke House and Stone House Tour
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August 12, 2021 • POETRY READING • "The Earth's Still Breathing,” with Donny Winter
August 12, 2021 • POETRY READING • "The Earth's Still Breathing,” with Donny Winter
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May 25, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with William Barillas
May 25, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with William Barillas
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May 18, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with David Radavich
May 18, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with David Radavich
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May 11, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with Carrie Duke
May 11, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with Carrie Duke
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May 4, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with Peter Balakian
May 4, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” with Peter Balakian
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April 20, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “Even the Least of These” featuring Anita Skeen and Laura Delind
April 20, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • “Even the Least of These” featuring Anita Skeen and Laura Delind
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April 13, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Take a Stand, Art Against Hate
April 13, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Take a Stand, Art Against Hate
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April 6, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Hooper and Taylor
April 6, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Hooper and Taylor
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March 30, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Tepfirah Rushdan – Co-Director at Keep Growing Detroit
March 30, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Tepfirah Rushdan – Co-Director at Keep Growing Detroit
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March 16, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Rosie King and Robert Fanning
March 16, 2021 • SPRING READING SERIES • Rosie King and Robert Fanning
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December 15, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Jessica Farrell
December 15, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Jessica Farrell
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December 8, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Tess Gallagher and Alice Derry
December 8, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Tess Gallagher and Alice Derry
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December 1, 2020 • VIRTURAL SPEAKER SERIES • Patricia Clark and Fleda Brown
December 1, 2020 • VIRTURAL SPEAKER SERIES • Patricia Clark and Fleda Brown
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September 15, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Simone Vaughn
September 15, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Simone Vaughn
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September 8, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Mike Kolleth and Roethke's Written Word
September 8, 2020 • VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES • Mike Kolleth and Roethke's Written Word
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August 18, 2020 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • Event with Sherrin Frances
August 18, 2020 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • Event with Sherrin Frances
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August 11, 2020 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • Event with Ken Meisel and Jeff Vande Zande
August 11, 2020 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • Event with Ken Meisel and Jeff Vande Zande
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August 4, 2020 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • Event with Fred Reif
August 4, 2020 • SUMMER PICNIC SERIES • Event with Fred Reif
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