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Roethke and Writing This page is administered by Janet I. Martineau, a long-time fan of Saginaw poet Theodore Roethke and the art of writing

30/05/2025

An Evening with Author Billy Wynne: The Empty Path 🌿

Join us on Thursday, July 24 from 7:00–8:30 PM for a meaningful and inspiring evening with author Billy Wynne as he shares insights from his new book, The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment through the Radical Art of Lessening.

🧘 Discover how Buddhist principles can bring clarity, joy, and a deeper connection to the present moment
🧠 Learn accessible practices for embracing simplicity and your inherent wholeness
📖 Includes Q&A + book signing (books available for purchase)
💲 $8 prepay | $15 at the door

22/05/2025

Roethke Festival Events - SVSU is pleased to partner with various community organizations, along with past funding provided by the Michigan Humanities Council,

22/05/2025

An interdisciplinary poet and sound artist has been selected as the winner of the 2025 Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize from Saginaw Valley State University.

16/05/2025

We are so excited to welcome three-time Michigan Notable Book Award winner Erin Bartels as she shares fascinating information about the lives and art of women painters of the Impressionist movement, including how their dreams and struggles influenced the writing of her latest award-winning novel, "The Lady with the Dark Hair."

Copies of "The Lady with the Dark Hair" will be available for sale and signing at the author talk on Friday, June 13, at 6:30pm in the Library's Orchard Room. We also have physical copies available now to checkout at the Library as well as an ebook version available in Libby.

(This event is part of the Michigan Notable Books Author Tour. It is sponsored by The Library of Michigan, The Library of Michigan Foundation, and Michigan Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.)

Library of Michigan Michigan Humanities

06/05/2025
02/05/2025

On Sunday, May 4, Sara will be taking part in this event to raise funds for Neighbors United for Mutual Support, a grassroots group providing legal and material aid to refugees on the South Side of Chicago, at the Seminary Co-Op.

Seating is limited--so get your ticket now!--and if you're not in Chicago, tickets are also available to watch the event via livestream: https://neighborsunited4mutualsupport.ticketspice.com/an-intimate-evening-with-sara-paretsky

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17/04/2025

Our series is a little different this month, so we're going back to back with another L&L this upcoming Tuesday, April 22, at noon. Join us to hear from the Friends of the Roethke for poetry month. Get your stanzas in line and your haikus happening for this fun talk!

15/04/2025

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Theodore Roethke (1908-1963) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet born and raised in Saginaw, Mich. He is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential poets of his generation. He won numerous other poetry competitions, appears in virtually every poetry anthology and textbook around the world, and was honored by a U.S. postage stamp.

His boyhood home is maintained as a museum and every three years Saginaw Valley State University awards a $10,000 prize during a poetry festival named in his honor. This page continues to cover his legacy.

And this page also honors the craft of words and writing that he so much revered. All kinds of writing. Poetry, play scripts, oratorio contests, spelling bees, books, literary programs, songs and more.