EVENTS
In-Person and Online Events
Spoken Voices with FLOET: Culture
In the “Love” workshops, we’ll look at some inspirational poets and performances related to the topic, you’ll have some time to write on your own, and then the group will share what they created.
Verses and Conversing
Join us for Verses and Conversing on May 18th, 2024, at 10:30 am. A book club for poetry enthusiasts. We will explore the work of one poet each month. For May, we will dive into the poetry of Morgan Harper Nichols.
Roethke Birthday Celebration
To honor the spirit of poetry on our poet’s birthday, we’ll be featuring the work of three Friends of Theodore Roethke members who have published books in 2023 or 2024.
Spoken Voices with FLOET: Nature
In the “Love” workshops, we’ll look at some inspirational poets and performances related to the topic, you’ll have some time to write on your own, and then the group will share what they created.
“First Meditation” and Roethke’s Career with Don Bogen
In this series, contributors to “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” will discuss the poem they wrote about in the book while sharing their individual perspectives on Roethke’s life, work, and legacy.
2024 Roethke Poetry Retreat
A three-day writing retreat with poets Anita Skeen and Colleen Anderson.
Spoken Voices with FLOET: Love
In the “Love” workshop, we’ll look at some inspirational poets and performances related to the topic, you’ll have some time to write on your own, and then the group will share what they created.
Roethke’s “The Abyss” Finding the Next Life in This One with Trenton Hickman
In this series, contributors to “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” will discuss the poem they wrote about in the book while sharing their individual perspectives on Roethke’s life, work, and legacy.
I Learn by Going Where I Have to Go – Speaker Series Event with Guillermo Delgado
In this series, four well-established poet teachers will share poems and stories from the writers who helped shape their craft and approaches to poetry, along with sharing their own poems where they see the influence of these models and mentors.
Verses and Conversing
Join us at the Roethke House for Verses and Conversing on April 20th, 2024, at 10:30 am. A BRAND NEW book club for poetry enthusiasts. We will explore the work of one poet each month. For April, we will dive into the poetry of Arra Lynn Ross.
I Learn by Going Where I Have to Go - Speaker Series Event with Leila Chatti
In this series, four well-established poet teachers will share poems and stories from the writers who helped shape their craft and approaches to poetry, along with sharing their own poems where they see the influence of these models and mentors.
Four Temperaments Workshop Series - Session VII
A celebratory reading of poems by all attendees to conclude the Four Temperaments workshop series.
I Learn by Going Where I Have to Go: Rick Mulkey
In this series, four well-established poet teachers will share poems and stories from the writers who helped shape their craft and approaches to poetry, along with sharing their own poems where they see the influence of these models and mentors.
Four Temperaments Workshop Series - Session VI
Marion Boyer offers a Baker’s Dozen Recipes for your half-baked poems. Attendees will work in breakout rooms with Anita, Marion, Carol, and Sherrin to experiment applying some of these methods to their poems.
Spoken Voices with FLOET: SVSU Students
In the “Love” workshop, we’ll look at some inspirational poets and performances related to the topic, you’ll have some time to write on your own, and then the group will share what they created.
Great Michigan Read Group Discussion
Join us virtually for a group discussion on the 2024 Great Michigan Read book, Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley.
I Learn by Going Where I Have to Go: Anita Skeen
Anita Skeen will briefly discuss how she came to poetry and what poets she was drawn to in her early years, with a primary focus on the work of Margaret Atwood and Lisel Mueller.
Four Temperaments Workshop Series - Session V
Led by Carol V. Davis, this session will offer example poems and prompts for the Imagination Temperament.
“Otto”: An Insight into Roethke’s Poetic Vision with Jeff Vande Zande
In this series, contributors to “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” will discuss the poem they wrote about in the book while sharing their individual perspectives on Roethke’s life, work, and legacy.
Great Michigan Read Group Discussion
Join us in person at the Roethke House for a group discussion on the 2024 Great Michigan Read book, Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley.
Four Temperaments Workshop Series - Session IV
Led by Marion Boyer, this session will cover the Structure Temperament with example poems and generative writing prompts.
“Moss Gathering” and Roethke’s Romantic Child of Nature with Marc Malandra
In this series, contributors to “A Field Guide to the Poetry of Theodore Roethke” will discuss the poem they wrote about in the book while sharing their individual perspectives on Roethke’s life, work, and legacy.
Verses and Conversing – Poetry Book Club
Join us for Verses and Conversing, a brand new book club for poetry enthusiasts! We will explore the work of one poet each month. For March, we will dive into the poetry of Diane Seuss.
Four Temperaments Workshop Series - Session III
Led by Carol V. Davis, this session, examines the Music Temperament with example poems and generative writing prompts.
Four Temperaments Workshop Series - Session II
A deep dive into the Story Temperament led by Anita Skeen with example poems and generative prompts.
Four Temperaments Workshop Series - Session I
Gregory Orr says we are each born with a natural inclination to write in one of four temperaments, which he identifies as Story, Structure, Music, and Imagination. In this seven-session workshop we will examine which of these temperaments come most naturally as your style and experiment with techniques to deepen, as well as vary and broaden that instinctive style.
[Cancelled] Great Michigan Read Group Discussion
Join us virtually for a group discussion on the 2024 Great Michigan Read book, Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley.
Roethke at AWP
If you’re attending AWP, swing by the Roethke/Wheelbarrow Books booth in the bookfair.
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